warfare is the strategy of winning by exhausting the enemy's resources — men, materiel, morale, or capital — until they can no longer continue. Victory goes to the side...
The core idea
warfare is the strategy of winning by exhausting the enemy's resources — men, materiel, morale, or capital — until they can no longer continue. Victory goes to the side...
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Mental Model
Mental ModelAsymmetric Warfare
ín-ToftWeaker forces use unconventional tactics to neutralize stronger opponents
Mental Model
Mental ModelBlitzkrieg
rapid attack at the point of greatest vulnerability.
Mental Model
Mental ModelFabian Strategy
decisive battle to exhaust a stronger opponent through patience.
Mental Model
Mental ModelFog of War
von ClausewitzIncomplete information makes reality impossible to see clearly in
Mental Model
Mental ModelMission Command
intent and objectives; leave tactical execution to those closest.
Mental Model
Mental ModelMutually Assured Destruction
sides can inflict unacceptable damage, making conflict irrational.