Art of War Essay
Abstract
About a 160 years ago my coffin was not-so-gently eased into a grave and shovel after shovel of dirt began to bury me. At that time, I had no idea that the book I had been working on for several years would ever be completed. I certainly did not think it would be completed by my wife, even though I had shared many ideas with her. However, like so many uncertainties in war, Marie took my disorganized papers - some completed, some not, and had the work published. To be quite honest, I never imagined the book would be so widely read, translated into so many languages - or that it would be so badly misinterpreted! You see, I was striving to understand and develop a theoretical perspective of war in its purest sense, the search for a "philosophical truth" if you will, not a prescription for any unique situation in war. Writing about philosophical truths and the grizzly business of war didn't make the best seller lists in my day, but it was a task I believed needed to be done.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA438287
Entities
People
- John M. Himes
Organizations
- National War College