Strategy Quote by J.C. Wylie

“The direct application to today’s problem might well be in determination of the most efficient method of combining cumulative maritime and air strategies with…

— J.C. Wylie

“The ultimate determinant in war is the man on the scene with the gun. This man is the final power in war. He is…

— J.C. Wylie

“The ultimate objective of all military operations is the destruction of the enemy’s armed forces and his will to fight.”* This sums up the…

— J.C. Wylie

“we cannot predict with certainty the pattern of the war for which we prepare ourselves.”

— J.C. Wylie

“As a hypothetical illustration, let us assume a conflict involving us in Afghanistan.”

— J.C. Wylie

“AT THIS STAGE of the argument we find ourselves with four ideas relating to war and war strategy—that there will be war, that the…

— J.C. Wylie

“With respect to strategy as a subject of study, its intellectual framework is not clearly outlined, and its vocabulary is almost nonexistent. These two…

— J.C. Wylie

“we cannot predict with certainty the pattern of the war for which we prepare ourselves. We cannot, with reasonable certainty, forecast the time, the…

— J.C. Wylie

“the definition of strategy that I prefer: A plan of action designed in order to achieve some end; a purpose together with a system…

— J.C. Wylie

“The classical soldier’s beliefs and behavior patterns are all summarized in the central theme of Clausewitz, who tells us that his study of war…

— J.C. Wylie

“If we examine the four major limited theories of strategy—the continental, the maritime, the air and the Mao theories—and add to them the broader…

— J.C. Wylie

“a general theory of strategy must, I believe, be a theory of power in all its forms, not just a theory of military power.”

— J.C. Wylie