The first and most important rule to observe...is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. The second rule is to concentrate our power as much as possible against that section where the chief blows are to be delivered and to incur disadvantages elsewhere, so that our chances of success may increase at the decisive point. The third rule is never to waste time. Finally, the fourth rule is to follow up our successes with the utmost energy. Only pursuit of the beaten enemy gives the fruits of victory.
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means. - Carl Von Clausewitz
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.
- Carl Von Clausewitz
To secure peace is to prepare for war. - Carl Von Clausewitz
To secure peace is to prepare for war.
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means. - Carl Von Clausewitz
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even w… - Carl Von Clausewitz
We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even w…
No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy - Carl Von Clausewitz
No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy
The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can evolve more qu… - Carl Von Clausewitz
The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can evolve more qu…
Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war - Carl Von Clausewitz
Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war
The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan. - Carl Von Clausewitz
The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.
To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity' - Carl Von Clausewitz
To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'
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