Many Intelligence Reports In War Are Contradictory;

We Shall Not Enter Into Any Of The Abstruse Definitions Of War Used By Publicists. We Shall Keep To The Element Of The Thing Itself, To A Duel. War Is Nothing But A Duel On An Extensive Scale.

...as Man Under Pressure Tends To Give In To Physical And Intellectual Weakness, Only Great Strength Of Will Can Lead To The Objective.

Battles Decide Everything.

Lastly, The Great Uncertainty Of All Data In War Is A Peculiar Difficulty, Because All Action Must, To A Certain Extent, Be Planned In A Mere Twilight, Which In Addition Not Unfrequently — Like The Effect Of A Fog Or Moonshine — Gives To Things Exaggerated Dimensions And An Unnatural Appearance.

Boldness Governed By Superior Intellect Is The Mark Of A Hero.