The Education of the Enlightened Soldier
The Early Life of Gerhard von Scharnhorst
The Education of the Enlightened Soldier tells tales of the youth of Gerhard Scharnhorst, who would grow up to be a mighty foe of Napoleon, a teacher of Clausewitz, and the poster child for the Tactical Notebook.
Great painting. A wonderful, Byronic-Romantic depiction of Scharnhorst, evocative of his era, so different from the rationalism and stateliness of the ancien regime.