Elements of Strategy (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Fiebeger, G. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331237890 ISBN 13: 9781331237891

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Excerpt from Elements of Strategy

The Austro - Prussian war of 1866 waged for the pur pose Of determining which of the belligerent states should be supreme in Germany was terminated shortly after the first decisive battle; the civil war in America and the British - Boer, in war which questions of independence were involved, were prosecuted until the lesser powers were absolutely exhausted.

Objects of Defensive Wan - The objects of a purely defensive war are to neutralize the armed strength of the invader and thus render him incapable of prosecuting the war offensively; to cause a change of sentiment in the authorities and the people of the invading nation so that they will accept peace terms acceptable to the defender; and to enlist the sympathies of neutral nations and cause them to secure peace through active participation or through diplomatic influence.

To secure these objects, the war must be prolonged: the war strength of the defender preserved in a state of efficiency as long as possible; the invasion of the territory resisted vigorously; and the war-like Spirit of the people SO aroused that they will be willing to make any sacrifice rather than accept peace on the terms of the invader. A defensive war does not preclude offensive operations; in well-conducted defensive war, the invader is attacked whenever this can be done without compromising the armed strength upon which the nation must rely for a continuance of the struggle.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1331237890
• ISBN 13: 9781331237891
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162
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