if I had weakened it as much as possible and rendered it colourless, it would have been approved and sent. Then Count Bismarck would sit in the saddle. He knows very well how to ride, as he once said about Germany. Where this ride would have taken us is not in doubt. Writings Bronsart's military writings include three works of great importance: Ein Rückblick auf die taktischen Rückblicke (2nd ed., Berlin, 1870), a pamphlet written in reply to Captain May's Tactical Retrospect of 1866; and Der Dienst des Generalstabes (1st ed., Berlin, 1876; 3rd ed. revised by General Meckel, 1893; new ed. by the author's son, Major Bronsart von Schellendorf, Berlin, 1904), a comprehensive treatise on the duties of the general staff. The third edition of this work was soon after its publication translated into English and issued officially to the British army as The Duties of the General Staff. Major Bronsart's new edition of 1904 was re-issued in English by the General Staff, under the same title, in 1905. Schellendorf, Paul Leopold Eduard Heinrich Anton Bronsart. (1893). Duties of the General Staff, translated by William Aldworth Home Hare. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Orders and decorations He received the following awards: References 1832 births 1891 deaths Scientists from Gdańsk Military personnel from Gdańsk German untitled nobility German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War German military writers Generals of Infantry (Prussia) People from the Province of Prussia German male non-fiction writers Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 1st class Grand Crosses of the Order of Franz Joseph Grand Crosses of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Italy) Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 1st class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class Commanders First Class of the Order of the Sword