Antoine-Henri Jomini

The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

It is certainly of great importance for a general to keep his plans secret; and Frederick the Great was right when he…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory,…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

But it is almost impossible to communicate with them [one's spies in the enemy camp] and receive the information they possess ...…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

Logistics comprises the means and arrangements which work out the plans of strategy and tactics. Strategy decides where to act; logistics brings…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

A cherished cause and a general who inspires confidence by previous success are powerful means of electrifying an army.

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

“The celebrated maxim of the Romans, not to undertake two great wars at the same time, is so well known and so…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

One of the surest ways of forming good combinations in war would be to order movements only after obtaining perfect information of…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini