Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on January 22, 2009 at 11:45:15 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: Well-known book (was SA and SW) posted by Mike Field on January 22, 2009 at 11:11:33:
I agree that the general idea fits Clausewitz, as indeed it does Sun Tzu, or Liddell Hart, but John's reference is to "naval warfare".
Would a schoolboy read Clausewitz? This one didn't, and found it heavy going as an adult!