3. Attack By Stratagem Learning points The end goal of war is to capture, direct confrontation is not always necessary, and is almost always costly (in relation to the size of the undertaking) The lowest form of gameplan is to contest through direct confrontation with brute force. The highest is to contest through attacking the…
2. Waging War Execution War is not cheap – plan the operation well and do it swiftly. As Eisenhower says: “I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower. The most important thing is to carry it out in a sustainable manner – maintain both the micro perspective…
1. Laying Plans Concept 5 Essential factors of conducting war/campaign: Moral Law – why do we go into war? People fight for what they believe in, so be clear on this. Heaven – circumstance / political athmosphere Earth – direct measurement: how much, how long, to gain what? Commander – manifests the “virtues of wisdom,…
