The Reality of War

About this eBook

Author

Murray, Stewart Lygon, 1863-1930

Title

The Reality of War: A Companion to Clausewitz

Credits

Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

U: Military science

Subject

Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831. Vom Kriege

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44200

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44200

Release Date

November 17, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE REALITY OF WAR
2. 2.EDITOR'S PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.CHAPTER I THE LIFE OF CLAUSEWITZ
5. 5.CHAPTER II THE INFLUENCE OF CLAUSEWITZ ON MODERN POLICY AND WAR — Reflections
6. 6.CHAPTER III THE WRITINGS OF CLAUSEWITZ
7. 7.CHAPTER IV THE THEORY AND THE PRACTICE OF WAR — Theory and Practice — Rejection of Set and Geometrical Theories — A Theory to be Practically Useful — Knowledge must be Thorough — Reflections
8. 8.CHAPTER V THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EFFORT REQUIRED IN A MODERN NATIONAL WAR — Reflections
9. 9.CHAPTER VI PUBLIC OPINION IN WAR — Reflections
10. 10.CHAPTER VII THE NATURE OF WAR — The Political Nature of War — The Culminating Point of Victory — The Two Classes of Wars — Preparation for War — Friction in War — War Itself — Simple Plans — Strategic Lines — Friction — Danger — Bodily Exertion — Information in War — The Moral and Physical — Tension and Rest in War — Reflections
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII WAR AS POLICY — Some Knowledge of War necessary for Statesmen — The War Minister — Policy and the means to carry out that Policy must Harmonize — Reflections
12. 12.CHAPTER IX STRATEGY — Superiority in Numbers What is Required for Strategic Certainty — The Decisive Point — The Simultaneous Use of all the Forces — Concentration — The First Pitched Battle — Pursuit — Summary of Strategic Principles — Reflections
13. 13.CHAPTER X THE EXECUTION OF STRATEGY — The Genius for War — Reflections
14. 14.CHAPTER XI TACTICS — Flank Attacks — Reserves​—​Destructive and Decisive Act — Duration of the Combat — Attack and Defence — The Inner Line — Frontal Attacks — Tactical versus Strategical Envelopment
15. 15.CHAPTER XII CHANGES SINCE THE DAYS OF CLAUSEWITZ — The Improved Net-work of Roads — Railways — Telegraphs — Maps — Improved Arms — Aviation — The Nation-in-Arms — The Moral and Spiritual Forces in War
16. 16.FOOTNOTES
17. 17.Transcriber's Notes

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