Julius von Hartmann Quote

Absolute liberty of military action in time of war is an indispensable condition of military success.... It is a gratuitous illusion to suppose that modern war does not demand far more brutality, far more violence, and an action far more general than was formerly the case.


Military Necessities and Humanity (1877)


Absolute liberty of military action in time of war is an indispensable condition of military success.... It is a gratuitous illusion to suppose that...

Absolute liberty of military action in time of war is an indispensable condition of military success.... It is a gratuitous illusion to suppose that...

Absolute liberty of military action in time of war is an indispensable condition of military success.... It is a gratuitous illusion to suppose that...

Absolute liberty of military action in time of war is an indispensable condition of military success.... It is a gratuitous illusion to suppose that...