This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a great strategic combinatio….

Logistics comprises the means and arrangements which work out the plans of strategy and tactics. Strategy decides where to act; logistics brings the ….

A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is always more honorable….

The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one it becomes nec….

But it is almost impossible to communicate with them [one's spies in the enemy camp] and receive the information they possess ... Even when the gener….

As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their best efforts to al….

One of the surest ways of forming good combinations in war would be to order movements only after obtaining perfect information of the enemy's procee….

It is certainly of great importance for a general to keep his plans secret; and Frederick the Great was right when he said that if his night-cap knew….

A cherished cause and a general who inspires confidence by previous success are powerful means of electrifying an army..