The baby and the bathwater : changing times or changing principles? / John Mark Mattox
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Military Review Vol 88 No 5, September-October 2008, pp.5-9 (81)Summary: Argues that despite 'force transformation' and 'new kinds of war' the fundamental principles of war have not changed. Suggests that military equipment, techniques and organization will always need to be adjusted to face new circumstances but changing basic principles would be folly.
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Argues that despite 'force transformation' and 'new kinds of war' the fundamental principles of war have not changed. Suggests that military equipment, techniques and organization will always need to be adjusted to face new circumstances but changing basic principles would be folly.
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