Patterns of Conflict
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| Works of John Boyd |
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Now we critique Jomini. Okay, preoccupation with a form of operations, arrangement of bases. In other words, very formal, very rigid in that sense. Also, a lack of appreciation for the use of loose, irregular swarms of guerrillas and skirmishers to mask— He didn’t even put them down, he had— didn’t have much to say [unintelligible] and likely resolve. He had some good ideas but you’ve got to really throw away those rigid lattice work [unintelligible].
In any case, we tie them all together, Napoleon, Clausewitz and Jomini.