Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... rule ; and this remark is the more applicable as we descend the scale of mili- tary knowledge . But the case is not the same with strategy , because in its calculations account must be taken of time , of the nature of roads , of ...
... rule ; and this remark is the more applicable as we descend the scale of mili- tary knowledge . But the case is not the same with strategy , because in its calculations account must be taken of time , of the nature of roads , of ...
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... rules of strategy may differ essen- tially from those of tactics ; they may even be di- rectly in opposition ; and this is one of the causes . which often render the application of these rules so difficult . The only case in which ...
... rules of strategy may differ essen- tially from those of tactics ; they may even be di- rectly in opposition ; and this is one of the causes . which often render the application of these rules so difficult . The only case in which ...
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... rules on this subject than those stated in Article III . It may be added that , in discussing these lines , effective distances are to be calculated , that is to say , the times actually necessary for passing over them , and not the ...
... rules on this subject than those stated in Article III . It may be added that , in discussing these lines , effective distances are to be calculated , that is to say , the times actually necessary for passing over them , and not the ...
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... rules on this point ; all that can be said is , that a too great scattering of the troops is always dangerous ; consequently , far from thinking of guarding all the passages , some must be abandoned , that others , the most important ...
... rules on this point ; all that can be said is , that a too great scattering of the troops is always dangerous ; consequently , far from thinking of guarding all the passages , some must be abandoned , that others , the most important ...
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... rule must still be followed of concentrating as large a force as possible to meet the enemy . Then the struggle is to be prolonged by the development of the greatest attainable vigor and ac- tivity , and by skilfully using all the ...
... rule must still be followed of concentrating as large a force as possible to meet the enemy . Then the struggle is to be prolonged by the development of the greatest attainable vigor and ac- tivity , and by skilfully using all the ...
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