At the age of twelve, Dresden-born Maurice de Saxe (1696--1750) entered the Saxon army, beginning a long and successful military career that culminated in his promotion to Marshal of France, where he retained full command of the main army in Flanders directly under Louis XV. Again and again, de Saxe?achieved enormous victories over his enemies,?becoming one of the greatest military leaders of the eighteenth century. Combining his memoirs and general...