Reflections on Clausewitz: Book II Chapter 1

Book II: On the Theory of War

Chapter 1: Branches of the Art of War

Although war is a physical contest, the moral component cannot be omitted for “…the condition of the mind has always the most decisive influence on the forces employed in War.”  It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight…

He points out that there’s a reciprocal relationship between arms and fighting; one influences the other, and vice versa.  But they remain different; excellence in arms is not excellence in fighting, in other...