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The Battle of Blenheim
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By Hilaire Belloc 30 Jan, 2020
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The proper understanding of a battle and of its historical significance is only possible in connection with the campaign of which it forms a part, and the campaign can only be understood when we know the political object which it was designed to serv ... Read more
The proper understanding of a battle and of its historical significance is only possible in connection with the campaign of which it forms a part, and the campaign can only be understood when we know the political object which it was designed to serve. A battle is no more than an incident in a campaign. However decisive in its immediate result upon the field, its value to the general conducting it depends on its effect upon the whole of his operations, that is, upon the campaign in which he is engaged. A campaign, again, is but the armed effort of one society to impose its will in some particular upon another society. Every such effort must have a definite political object. If this object is served the campaign is successful. If it is not served the campaign is a failure. Less
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Hilaire Belloc
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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalized British subject in 1902. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, sa...
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