Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is quite distinct from numerical superiority in general: it is the most powerful medium in the art of war.


On War (1832)

Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is...

Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is...

Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is...

Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is...