BY

Capt. B. H. LIDDELL HART

New York
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
681 Fifth Avenue

Copyright 1925
By E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY

All Rights Reserved

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

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[THE FUTURE OF WAR]1
[THE ORIGINS OF THE FALSE OBJECTIVE]10
[PERMANENT NATIONAL OBJECTS]18
[THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVE IN WAR]19
[HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF THE MORAL OBJECTIVE]23
[THE MEANS TO THE MORAL OBJECTIVE]27
[THE AIR WEAPON]37
[OBJECTIONS TO THE AIR-ATTACK]43
[ARE ARMIES AND NAVIES OBSOLETE?]53
[THE NAVAL WEAPON]56
[THE ARMY WEAPON]62
[THE EVOLUTION OF “NEW MODEL” ARMIES]78
[EPILOGUE]84