Antoine henri jomini biography book

French-Swiss general and writer on the art of war (1779–1869)

Antoine-Henri Jomini (French:[ʒɔmini]; 6 March 1779 – 22 March 1869)^[1] was a Swiss military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one of the most celebrated writers on the Napoleonic art of war.

Jomini was largely self-taught in military strategy,^[2] and his ideas are a staple at military academies, the United States Military Academy at West Point being a prominent example; his theories were thought to have affected many officers who later served in the American Civil War.

He may have coined the term logistics in his Summary of the Art of War (1838).

Early life and business career

Jomini was born on 6 March 1779 in Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland, to Benjamin Jomini and Jeanne Marcuard.^[1][3] The Jominis were an old Swiss family, and both his father and paternal grandfather served as m