Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... object in view : the time must be considered which is necessary for one army to be in- formed of the movement of the other ; and this ele- ment of time is the one which in war gives so many advantages to the general who takes the ...
... object in view : the time must be considered which is necessary for one army to be in- formed of the movement of the other ; and this ele- ment of time is the one which in war gives so many advantages to the general who takes the ...
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... object aimed at ; some are more or less * Vera Cruz was the base for the operation of General Scott's campaign in Mexico , in 1847 , as also for that of the French , in 1862 - '63 . favorable , according to the relative inferiority in ...
... object aimed at ; some are more or less * Vera Cruz was the base for the operation of General Scott's campaign in Mexico , in 1847 , as also for that of the French , in 1862 - '63 . favorable , according to the relative inferiority in ...
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... object to be attained , and the corps are separated only temporarily , to enable them to move more rapidly , to gain a thorough knowledge of the country , and to subsist more easily . This separation is , indeed , the perfection of art ...
... object to be attained , and the corps are separated only temporarily , to enable them to move more rapidly , to gain a thorough knowledge of the country , and to subsist more easily . This separation is , indeed , the perfection of art ...
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... object . The retreat is then made parallel to the frontier instead of along the original line , which is usually perpendicular to it . This line of retreat cannot be styled accidental , because it is made through choice and has an advan ...
... object . The retreat is then made parallel to the frontier instead of along the original line , which is usually perpendicular to it . This line of retreat cannot be styled accidental , because it is made through choice and has an advan ...
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... object of penetrating into the interior and marching on the capital ; there is thus a gain of time , and although the country is not relieved by it of the burdens of the war , it has all the other advantages of the parallel retreat ...
... object of penetrating into the interior and marching on the capital ; there is thus a gain of time , and although the country is not relieved by it of the burdens of the war , it has all the other advantages of the parallel retreat ...
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