The effect to be sought is the dislocation of the opponent's mind and dispositions - such an effect is the true gauge of an indirect approach.
The nearer the cutting off point lies to the main force of the enemy, the more immediate the effect; whereas the closer to the strategic base it take… - B. H. Liddell Hart
The nearer the cutting off point lies to the main force of the enemy, the more immediate the effect; whereas the closer to the strategic base it take…
- B. H. Liddell Hart
The urge to gain release from tension by action is a precipitating cause of war. - B. H. Liddell Hart
The urge to gain release from tension by action is a precipitating cause of war.
In war, the chief incalculable is the human will. - B. H. Liddell Hart
In war, the chief incalculable is the human will.
[The] aim is not so much to seek battle as to seek a strategic situation so advantageous that if it does not of itself produce the decision, its cont… - B. H. Liddell Hart
[The] aim is not so much to seek battle as to seek a strategic situation so advantageous that if it does not of itself produce the decision, its cont…
The theory of the indirect approach operates on the line of least expectation. - B. H. Liddell Hart
The theory of the indirect approach operates on the line of least expectation.
Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent. - B. H. Liddell Hart
Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent.
The hydrogen bomb is not the answer to the Western peoples' dream of full and final insurance of their security ... While it has increased their stri… - B. H. Liddell Hart
The hydrogen bomb is not the answer to the Western peoples' dream of full and final insurance of their security ... While it has increased their stri…
In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive dr… - B. H. Liddell Hart
In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive dr…
The unexpected cannot guarantee success, but it guarantees the best chance of success. - B. H. Liddell Hart
The unexpected cannot guarantee success, but it guarantees the best chance of success.
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