TY - BOOK AU - Lavernhe,Thibault TI - Preamble—Attrition and decision: Thoughts on a renewed debate PY - 2023///. N1 - 7 N2 - 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? UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-defense-nationale-2023-10-page-5?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -