While There Are Many Causes For Which

The More Closely [the German Army] Converged On [stalingrad], The Narrower Became Their Scope For Tactical Manoeuvre As A Lever In Loosening Resistance. By Contrast, The Narrowing Of The Frontage Made It Easier For The Defender To Switch His Local Reserves To Any Threatened Point On The Defensive Arc.

Natural Hazards, However Formidable, Are Inherently Less Dangerous And Less Uncertain Than Fighting Hazards. All Conditions Are More Calculable, All Obstacles More Surmountable Than Those Of Human Resistance.

If We Clear The Air Of The Fog Of Catchwords Which Surround The Conduct Of War, And Grasp That In The Human Will Lies The Source And Mainspring Of All Conflict, As Of All Other Activities Of Man's Life, It Becomes Clear That Our Object In War Can Only Be Attained By The Subjugation Of The Opposing Will. All Acts, Such As Defeat In The Field, Propaganda, Blockade, Diplomacy, Or Attack On The Centres Of Government And Population, Are Seen To Be But Means To That End.

War Is Always A Matter Of Doing Evil In The Hope That Good May Come Of It.

While The Nominal Strength Of A Country Is Represented By Its Numbers And Resources, This Muscular Development Is Dependent On The State Of Its Internal Organs And Nerve-system - Upon Its Stability Of Control, Morale, And Supply.