Elements of Strategy (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Elements of StrategyThe 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 in¿uence.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.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.