STRATEGY AND DOCTRINE
A PROFUSE AND ABSTRUSE MILITARY LITERATURE
“In forming the plan of
a campaign, it is requisite to foresee everything the enemy may do, and
be prepared with the necessary means to counteract it. Plans of the
campaign may be modified ad infinitum according to the circumstances,
the genius of the general, the character of the troops, and the features
of the country.”
Napoleon [1]
Policy, geopolitics, geo-strategy, strategy, doctrine,
tactics and course of action are expressions most often misused and overused,
not only by the military but also by civilians. “The company policy”, “the
geo-strategy of the media”, “the strategic management”, “the tactics of the
national soccer team”, etc… are examples of the use of these terms.
