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“it is interesting to note that, in its degree of sophistication, the Liddell Hart theory is much more receptive to the concepts of Mao than those of Clausewitz.” quote by J.C. Wylie — Download Open image

““it is interesting to note that, in its degree of sophistication, the Liddell Hart theory is much more receptive to the concepts of Mao than those of Clausewitz.””

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