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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE ( ! MO/ OBVI\S & ADVANTAGE\S DEP>TURES FROM ! SO-CALL$ 
 LAWS ( W> IS ! ACTION ( SCATT]$ GR\PS AGA9/ M5 PRESS$ TOGE!R 
 9 A MASS4 ,SU* ACTION ALWAYS OCCURS 9 W>S ?AT TAKE ON A NATIONAL 
 *>ACT]4 ,9 SU* ACTIONS1 9/EAD ( TWO CR[DS OPPOS+ EA* O!R1 ! 
 M5 DISP]SE1 ATTACK S+LY1 RUN AWAY :5 ATTACK$ BY /RONG] =CES1 
 BUT AGA9 ATTACK :5 OPPORTUNITY (F]S4 ,?IS WAS DONE BY ! GU]RILLAS 
 9 ,SPA91 BY ! M\NTA9 TRIBES 9 ! ,CAUCASUS1 & BY ! ,RUSSIANS 9 
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,PEOPLE HAVE CALL$ ?IS K9D ( W> 0GU]RILLA W>F>E0 & ASSUME ?AT BY 
 SO CALL+ IT !Y HAVE EXPLA9$ ITS MEAN+4 ,BUT SU* A W> DOES NOT FIT 
 9 UND] ANY RULE & IS DIRECTLY OPPOS$ TO A WELL-KN[N RULE ( TACTICS 
 :I* IS ACCEPT$ AS 9FALLIBLE4 ,?AT RULE SAYS ?AT AN ATTACK] %\LD 
 CONC5TRATE HIS =CES 9 ORD] TO BE /RONG] ?AN HIS OPPON5T AT ! 
 MOM5T ( CONFLICT4 

,GU]RILLA W> 7ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL1 AS HI/ORY %[S7 DIRECTLY 9FR+ES 
 ?AT RULE4 

,?IS CONTRADICTION >ISES FROM ! FACT ?AT MILIT>Y SCI5CE ASSUMES ! 
 /R5G? ( AN >MY TO BE ID5TICAL ) ITS NUMB]S4 ,MILIT>Y SCI5CE 
 SAYS ?AT ! MORE TROOPS ! GREAT] ! /R5G?4 ,LES GROS BATAILLONS 
 ONT T\J\RS RAISON4 "9 

 "9 ,L>GE BATTALIONS >E ALWAYS VICTORI\S4 

  

,= MILIT>Y SCI5CE TO SAY ?IS IS LIKE DEF9+ MOM5TUM 9 ME*ANICS BY 
 REF]5CE TO ! MASS ONLY3 /AT+ ?AT MOM5TA >E EQUAL OR UNEQUAL TO 
 EA* O!R SIMPLY BECAUSE ! MASSES 9VOLV$ >E EQUAL OR UNEQUAL4 

,MOM5TUM 7QUANTITY ( MOTION7 IS ! PRODUCT ( MASS & VELOCITY4 

,9 MILIT>Y AFFAIRS ! /R5G? ( AN >MY IS ! PRODUCT ( ITS MASS & 
 SOME UNKN[N X4 

,MILIT>Y SCI5CE1 SEE+ 9 HI/ORY 9NUM]ABLE 9/ANCES ( ! FACT ?AT 
 ! SIZE ( ANY >MY DOES NOT CO9CIDE ) ITS /R5G? & ?AT SMALL 
 DETA*M5TS DEFEAT L>G] ONES1 OBSCURELY ADMITS ! EXI/5CE ( ?IS 
 UNKN[N FACTOR & TRIES TO DISCOV] IT--N[ 9 A GEOMETRIC 
 =MATION1 N[ 9 ! EQUIPM5T EMPLOY$1 N[1 & MO/ USUALLY1 9 ! 
 G5IUS ( ! COMM&]S4 ,BUT ! ASSIGNM5T ( !SE V>I\S MEAN+S TO 
 ! FACTOR DOES NOT YIELD RESULTS :I* ACCORD ) ! HI/ORIC FACTS4 

,YET IT IS ONLY NECESS>Y TO AB&ON ! FALSE VIEW 7ADOPT$ TO GRATIFY ! 
 0H]OES07 ( ! EFFICACY ( ! DIRECTIONS ISSU$ 9 W>TIME BY 
 COMM&]S1 9 ORD] TO F9D ?IS UNKN[N QUANTITY4 

,?AT UNKN[N QUANTITY IS ! SPIRIT ( ! >MY1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! 
 GREAT] OR LESS] READ9ESS TO FI<T & FACE DANG] FELT BY ALL ! M5 
 COMPOS+ AN >MY1 QUITE 9DEP5D5TLY ( :E!R !Y >E1 OR >E NOT1 
 FI<T+ UND] ! COMM& ( A G5IUS1 9 TWO--OR ?REE-L9E 
 =MATION1 ) CUDGELS OR ) RIFLES ?AT REPEAT ?IRTY TIMES A M9UTE4 
 ,M5 :O WANT TO FI<T WILL ALWAYS PUT !MSELVES 9 ! MO/ ADVANTAGE\S 
 CONDITIONS = FI<T+4 

,! SPIRIT ( AN >MY IS ! FACTOR :I* MULTIPLI$ BY ! MASS GIVES ! 
 RESULT+ =CE4 ,TO DEF9E & EXPRESS ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS UNKN[N 
 FACTOR--! SPIRIT ( AN >MY--IS A PROBLEM = SCI5CE4 

,?IS PROBLEM IS ONLY SOLVABLE IF WE CEASE >BITR>ILY TO SUB/ITUTE = 
 ! UNKN[N X ITSELF ! CONDITIONS UND] :I* ?AT =CE BECOMES 
 APP>5T--SU* AS ! COMM&S ( ! G5]AL1 ! EQUIPM5T 
 EMPLOY$1 & SO ON--MI/AK+ !SE = ! REAL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! 
 FACTOR1 & IF WE RECOGNIZE ?IS UNKN[N QUANTITY 9 ITS 5TIRETY AS BE+ 
 ! GREAT] OR LESS] DESIRE TO FI<T & TO FACE DANG]4 ,ONLY !N1 
 EXPRESS+ KN[N HI/ORIC FACTS BY EQUATIONS & COMP>+ ! RELATIVE 
 SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS FACTOR1 CAN WE HOPE TO DEF9E ! UNKN[N4 

,T5 M51 BATTALIONS1 OR DIVISIONS1 FI<T+ FIFTE5 M51 BATTALIONS1 OR 
 DIVISIONS1 CONQU]--?AT IS1 KILL OR TAKE CAPTIVE--ALL ! 
 O!RS1 :ILE !MSELVES LOS+ F\R1 SO ?AT ON ! ONE SIDE F\R & ON 
 ! O!R FIFTE5 W]E LO/4 ,CONSEQU5TLY ! F\R W]E EQUAL TO ! 
 FIFTE51 & !RE=E #dX "7 #a#eY4 ,CONSEQU5TLY X_/Y "7 #a#e_/#d4 
 ,?IS EQUATION DOES NOT GIVE US ! VALUE ( ! UNKN[N FACTOR BUT GIVES US A RATIO 
 BETWE5 TWO UNKN[NS4 ,& BY BR++ V>I\SLY SELECT$ HI/ORIC UNITS 
 7BATTLES1 CAMPAIGNS1 P]IODS ( W>7 9TO SU* EQUATIONS1 A S]IES ( 
 NUMB]S C\LD BE OBTA9$ 9 :I* C]TA9 LAWS %\LD EXI/ & MI<T BE 
 DISCOV]$4 

,! TACTICAL RULE ?AT AN >MY %\LD ACT 9 MASSES :5 ATTACK+1 & 9 
 SMALL] GR\PS 9 RETREAT1 UNCONSCI\SLY CONFIRMS ! TRU? ?AT ! 
 /R5G? ( AN >MY DEP5DS ON ITS SPIRIT4 ,TO LEAD M5 =W>D UND] FIRE 
 MORE DISCIPL9E 7OBTA9ABLE ONLY BY MOVEM5T 9 MASSES7 IS NE$$ ?AN IS 
 NE$$ TO RESI/ ATTACKS4 ,BUT ?IS RULE :I* LEAVES \T ( ACC\NT ! 
 SPIRIT ( ! >MY CONT9UALLY PROVES 9CORRECT & IS 9 P>TICUL>LY 
 /RIK+ CONTRA/ TO ! FACTS :5 SOME /RONG RISE OR FALL 9 ! SPIRIT 
 ( ! TROOPS OCCURS1 AS 9 ALL NATIONAL W>S4 

,! ,FR5*1 RETREAT+ 9 #a#h#a#b--?\< ACCORD+ TO TACTICS !Y 
 %\LD HAVE SEP>AT$ 9TO DETA*M5TS TO DEF5D !MSELVES--CONGREGAT$ 
 9TO A MASS BECAUSE ! SPIRIT ( ! >MY HAD SO FALL5 ?AT ONLY ! 
 MASS HELD ! >MY TOGE!R4 ,! ,RUSSIANS1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 \<T 
 ACCORD+ TO TACTICS TO HAVE ATTACK$ 9 MASS1 BUT 9 FACT !Y SPLIT UP 
 9TO SMALL UNITS1 BECAUSE !IR SPIRIT HAD SO RIS5 ?AT SEP>ATE 
 9DIVIDUALS1 )\T ORD]S1 DEALT BL[S AT ! ,FR5* )\T NE$+ ANY 
 COMPULSION TO 9DUCE !M TO EXPOSE !MSELVES TO H>D%IPS & DANG]S4 

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