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Jan 25, 2022 · Though the Munich Agreement did grant Britain and France several months with which to better prepare for war, it was an incontestible failure: Nazi Germany soon reignited its expansionist policies and war engulfed Europe.
1. The word ‘war’ lends itself to manifold uses. It is necessary, at the outset, to differentiate between ‘war’ as a figure of speech heightening the effect of an oral argument or a news story in the media, and ‘war’ as a legal term of art.
- Yoram Dinstein
- 2011
In Book I of On War Clausewitz tackles the problem of definition in two distinct ways. One is bottom-up, focusing on the very practical business of war, namely fighting and killing; the other is top-down and begins by imagining war in its most abstract form.
Often the grade of the mountain is so steep, or its slope so undulating and uneven, that it cannot be effectively swept by gun-fire. In that case we should not place our first line, but at the most only our sharp-shooters, at the edge of the mountain.
Feb 10, 2022 · Although war means more than its narrow dictionary definition, the question remains: what is war? Defining war, conflict, and competition is vital, particularly for us as professionals of war. Without understanding what war is, how can we adequately advise policymakers or statespersons?
It begins with research on how states and rebel groups wage war, with particular attention given to questions regarding war expansion, compliance with the laws of war, and war severity. Section two turns to the literature on war duration, termination, and outcomes.
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The six themes of change in war are examined against six elements of the unchanging nature of war, and six areas of continuity. These elements enable us to offer comparisons, measure effect, calibrate the degree of change, and evaluate responses.
