The Evolution of Operational Art. From Napoleon to the Present
pulled operational thought in a more tactical direction; the latter gave it a more strategic—and even political—aspect. Dr Antul ...
traditionally based. Third, the post-heroic state of mind that has characterized Israeli society and its political and military ...
in various campaigns, and, perhaps most importantly, how they developed over time. Theory is critical to refining and improving ...
1 Napoleon and the Dawn of Operational Warfare Martin van Creveld INTRODUCTION It is usually possible to analyse the conduct of ...
whole was not understood. For example, an examination of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) will show that, at times, it was wag ...
subject the enemy to direct observation, as well as bringing back prisoners for interrogation. Barring actual treachery, the inf ...
night), and the kind of signals that are transmitted by mirrors. Here and there, one finds stories about other kinds of visual s ...
In 1346, the year in which the famous Battle of Crecy was fought, Edward III was based west of Paris. From there, Harari says, t ...
or make them move by different routes far apart from each other, unless they could be pretty certain that no enemy was likely to ...
As long as this remained the case, the possibilities open to operational art were limited. On occasions, armies simply blundered ...
Nowadays, perhaps because so many people in the humanities and the social sciences have developed an inferiority complex vis-a`- ...
prohibitively expensive. Perhaps surprisingly, from the moment telescopesdid become available to the time they were used for the ...
five hours in twenty-four, in addition to sometimes taking a nap at convenient times. The days were filled with travel—as much a ...
whose forces were being organized by Lazare Carnot, had approximately 800,000 of them. Though it took time, others were forced t ...
After 1650 or so, when things became more institutionalized, each unit formed part of its respective arm. Each came under its ow ...
the Battle of Arsouf in 1189, where Richard the Lionheart personally placed each of his cavalry and infantry units. Should that ...
proceededandits flexibility—the way in which the corps kept changing roles with each other as operations unfolded. So important ...
until its neighbours received the call and converged on him. Either he would be forced to beat a hasty retreat, or else he would ...
the emperor himself. By contrast, the administrative headquarters, which was responsible for such matters as reinforcements, pri ...
As far as Napoleon was concerned, preparations got under way at the end of August. Working at the Palace of St. Cloud, he pored ...
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