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..

With growing experience, all skillful commanders sought to profit by the power of the defensive, even when on the offensive..

In war the chief incalculable is the human will, which manifests itself in resistance, which in turn lies in the province of tactics. Strategy has no….

This high proportion of history's decisive campaigns, the significance of which is enhanced by the comparative rarity of the direct approach, enforce….

The principle of compulsory service, embodied in the system of conscription, lias been the means by which modem dictators and military gangs have sha….

Natural hazards, however formidable, are inherently less dangerous and less uncertain than fighting hazards. All conditions are more calculable, all ….

The predominance of moral factors in all military decisions. On them constantly turns the issue of war and battle. In the history of war they form th….

It is only to clear from history that states rarely keep faith with each other, save in so far (and so long) as their promises seem to them to combin….

To foster the people's willing spirit is often as important as to possess the more concrete forms of power..

The Spartans do not enquire how many the enemy are, but where they are..

Inflict the least possible permanent injury, for the enemy of to-day is the customer of the morrow and the ally of the future.

In any problem where an opposing force exists and cannot be regulated, one must foresee and provide for alternative courses. Adaptability is the law ….

Air forces offered the possibility of striking a the enemy's economic and moral centres without having first to achieve 'the destruction of the enemy….

For even the best of peace training is more theoretical than practical experience ... indirect practical experience may be the more valuable because ….

War is always a matter of doing evil in the hope that good may come of it..

In the case of a state that is seeking not conquest but the maintenance of its security, the aim is fulfilled if the threat is removed - if the enemy….

The more closely [the German army] converged on [Stalingrad], the narrower became their scope for tactical manoeuvre as a lever in loosening resistan….

The higher level of grand strategy [is] that of conducting war with a far-sighted regard to the state of the peace that will follow..

“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”.

Whether we kept a certain number of troops there or pulled out completely, if we can't get the Maliki government to include a large segment of its po….

You cannot prevent a major catastrophe, but you can build an organization that is battle-ready, where people trust one another. In military training,….