Principles of War and Their Application to Strategy and Tactics

Authors

G. K. Carmichael, U.S. Navy

Number

3

Abstract

The task of the Naval War College mission is to further an understanding of the fundamentals of warfare, with. emphasis on their application to future naval warfare. Accordingly, it is my purpose this morning to examine some of the fundamental truths of war and to indicate how these so-called principles of war are ap­plicable to strategy and tactics.

Recommended Citation

Carmichael, G. K. (1950) "Principles of War and Their Application to Strategy and Tactics," Naval War College Review: Vol. 3: No. 8, Article 3.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol3/iss8/3