The means and forms which Strategy uses are in fact so extremely simple, so well-known by their constant repetition, that it only appears ridiculous to sound common sense when it hears critics so frequently speaking of them with high-flown emphasis. Turning a flank, which has been done a thousand times, is regarded here as a proof of the most brilliant genius, there as a proof of the most profound penetration, indeed even of the most comprehensive knowledge. Can there be in the book--world more absurd productions? #OnWar #Clausewitz
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 06:58:52 +0000