 | Gert C. de Nooy - Political Science - 1997 - 196 pages
...a scaffolding on which the commander can rely on support at any time'. 9 On War, p. 141: 'Theory is meant ... to educate the mind of the future commander,...guide him in his self-education, not to accompany him on the battlefield'. 10 Cf. Paret, Clausewitz and the State, pp. 82-3, for his interest in this subject.... | |
 | Roger H. Nye - History - 2001 - 212 pages
...selecting the "approved solution" to any given strategic problem. Clausewitz wrote that theory "is meant to educate the mind of the future commander...self-education; not to accompany him to the battlefield." (On War, 141) Furthermore, each theorist has been in search of the ideal single strategy to fit all... | |
 | 51 pages
...and plowing through it, but will find it ready to hand and in good order. It is meant to educatethe mind of the future commander, or, more accurately,...self-education, not to accompany him to the battlefield .. . 21 Reflection guided by theory is a crucial component of the education of military leaders. Finally,... | |
 | Richard Ned Lebow - History - 2003 - 428 pages
...such knowledge would not enable him to design his own buildings. According to Clausewitz, "Theory is meant to educate the mind of the future commander,...self-education, not to accompany him to the battlefield, just as a wise teacher guides and stimulates a young man's intellectual development but is careful... | |
 | David J. Lonsdale - Information warfare - 2004 - 294 pages
...found in On War. Clausewitz succinctly identifies both the value and limits of theory: '[Theory] is meant to educate the mind of the future commander,...self-education, not to accompany him to the battlefield.' 25 Later on in the work he elaborates on these thoughts: Theory cannot equip the mind with formulas... | |
 | Williamson Murray, Richard Hart Sinnreich - History - 2006 - 266 pages
...adamant that the study of military theory, and by extension military history, should aim at educating "the mind of the future commander, or, more accurately, to guide him in his self-education, not accompany him to the battlefield."68 He might have been chagrined to learn, as one writer tells us,... | |
 | Eliot A. Cohen, John Gooch - History - 2006 - 324 pages
...ability to judge. It is "a guide to anyone who wants to learn about war from books. ... It is meant to guide him in his self-education, not to accompany him to the battlefield."'6 His approach has more in common with that of the wellschooled art critic than with... | |
 | Peter Paret - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 500 pages
...intelligent analysis that familiarizes the student with the subject and educates his judgment. Theory "is meant to educate the mind of the future commander,...self-education, not to accompany him to the battlefield, just as a wise teacher guides and stimulates a young man's intellectual development but is careful... | |
 | 689 pages
...sorting out the material and plowing through it, but will find it ready to hand and in good order. It is meant to educate the mind of the future commander,...in his self-education, not to accompany him to the battlefield48 This highlights important issues in the application of theory in low intensity conflict.... | |
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Theory exists so that one need not start afresh each time sorting out the material and plowing through it, but will find it ready to hand and in good order. It is meant to educate the mind of the future commander, or, more accurately, to guide him in... 