Book 2, Chapter 2
Critique of earlier attempts at theory, including Bülow and Lloyd.
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From On War by Carl von Clausewitz
Clausewitz polemicizes against geometric and prescriptive theorists (Bülow, Lloyd, implicitly Jomini) who reduce war to angles, bases, and lines, ignoring moral and political dimensions.
Book 6, Chapter 27-30
Critique of geometric notions in defense and base theory.
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Geometrical factor: its limited role.
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