This Side Toward Enemy

by Patrick McDermott

Supplement to This Side Toward Enemy

Military service is long periods of boredom interupted by utter terror. For those boring times, this supplementary reading for my book This Side Toward Enemy might help fill the hours. For your further reading and research, I have placed Olive Drab links to more information or to Amazon.com where you can research or buy the source material.

ON WAR

by General Carl von Clausewitz

TRANSLATED BY COLONEL J.J. GRAHAM

BOOK I. ON THE NATURE OF WAR

CONTENTS

On War by General Carl von Clausewitz has 46 chapters divided into 4 "books".

Book I. On the Nature of War

Chapter I. What Is War?

Chapter II. End & Means in War

Chapter III. The Genius For War

Chapter IV. Of Danger in War

Chapter V. Of Bodily Exertion in War

Chapter VI. Information in War

Chapter VII. Friction in War

Chapter VIII. Concluding Remarks, Book I

Book II. On the Theory of War

Chapter I. Branches of the Art of War

Chapter II. On the Theory of War

Chapter III. Art Or Science of War

Chapter IV. Methodicism

Chapter V. Criticism

Chapter VI. On Examples

Book III. Of Strategy in General

Chapter I. Strategy

Chapter II. Elements of Strategy

Chapter III. Moral Forces

Chapter IV. The Chief Moral Powers

Chapter V. Military Virtue of An Army

Chapter VI. Boldness

Chapter VII. Perseverance

Chapter VIII. Superiority of Numbers

Chapter IX. The Surprise

Chapter X. Stratagem

Chapter XI. Assembly of Forces in Space

Chapter XII. Assembly of Forces in Time

Chapter XIII. Strategic Reserve

Chapter XIV. Economy of Forces

Chapter XV. Geometrical Element

Chapter XVI. On the Suspension of the Act in Warfare

Chapter XVII. On the Character of Modern War

Chapter XVIII. Tension & Rest

Book IV. The Combat

Chapter I. Introductory

Chapter II. Character of the Modern Battle

Chapter III. The Combat in General

Chapter IV. The Combat in General (Continuation)

Chapter V. On the Signification of the Combat

Chapter VI. Duration of the Combat

Chapter VII. Decision of the Combat

Chapter VIII. Mutual Understanding As To A Battle

Chapter IX. The Battle

Chapter X. Effects of Victory (Continuation

Chapter XI. The Use of the Battle

Chapter XII. Strategic Means of Utilizing Victory

Chapter XIII. Retreat After A Lost Battle

Chapter XIV. Night Fighting

Chapter I. What Is War?

Supplement to This Side Toward Enemy

Military service is long periods of boredom interupted by utter terror. For those boring times, this supplementary reading for my book This Side Toward Enemy might help fill the hours. For your further reading and research, I have placed Olive Drab links to more information or to Amazon.com where you can research or buy the source material.

 This Side Toward Enemy 

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