India 2001 books

When winter approaches, the armies will either go into quarters, or the
field will be kept by the army which has obtained decisive success and
is desirous of profiting to the utmost by its superiority. These winter
campaigns are very trying to both armies, but in other respects do not
differ from ordinary campaigns, unless it be in demanding increased
activity and energy to attain prompt success.
Such is the ordinary course of a war, and as such we will consider it,
while discussing combinations which result from these operations.
Strategy embraces the following points, viz.:--
1. The selection of the theater of war, and the discussion of the
different combinations of which it admits.
2. The determination of the decisive points in these combinations, and
the most favorable direction for operations.
3. The selection and establishment of the fixed base and of the zone of
operations.
4. The selection of the objective point, whether offensive or defensive.
5. The strategic fronts, lines of defense, and fronts of operations.


Pages:
94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118