Preamble—Attrition and decision: Thoughts on a renewed debate
Lavernhe, Thibault
Preamble—Attrition and decision: Thoughts on a renewed debate - 2023.
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For long the military objective was to win the decisive battle and compel the adversary to surrender. Today, the dialectic has evolved with the criss-crossing and interpenetration of the concepts of attrition and decision, demonstrated by the war in Ukraine. How do we wear down the adversary and push him into making a decision? How do we accept that war is now waged over the long-term?
Preamble—Attrition and decision: Thoughts on a renewed debate - 2023.
7
For long the military objective was to win the decisive battle and compel the adversary to surrender. Today, the dialectic has evolved with the criss-crossing and interpenetration of the concepts of attrition and decision, demonstrated by the war in Ukraine. How do we wear down the adversary and push him into making a decision? How do we accept that war is now waged over the long-term?
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