Excerpt from The Military Education of Grant as General Fourth, Contrary to the popular conception, victory or defeat is not a sound criterion of good generalship. Both the opposing commanders may be good generals, or both may be poor generals; yet, if the armies fight, one must win and the other lose. Though the leader of one army may be superior to his opponent in generalship, yet the condition of the troops as to discipline or morale, the proportionate number of combatants, or amount of material on each side, or other ...
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Excerpt from The Military Education of Grant as General Fourth, Contrary to the popular conception, victory or defeat is not a sound criterion of good generalship. Both the opposing commanders may be good generals, or both may be poor generals; yet, if the armies fight, one must win and the other lose. Though the leader of one army may be superior to his opponent in generalship, yet the condition of the troops as to discipline or morale, the proportionate number of combatants, or amount of material on each side, or other factors, such as terrain, supplies, transportation, or even the weather, may still determine the issue of the combat or campaign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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