For The Spread And Endurance

The Theory Of The Indirect Approach Operates On The Line Of Least Expectation.

Ensure That Both Plan And Dispositions Are Flexible, Adaptable To Circumstances. Your Plan Should Foresee And Provide For A Next Step In Case Of Success Or Failure.

The Art Of The Indirect Approach Can Only Be Mastered, And Its Full Scope Appreciated, By Study Of And Reflection Upon The Whole History Of War. But We Can At Least Crystallize The Lessons Into Two Simple Maxims- One Negative, The Other Positive. The First Is That, In Face Of The Overwhelming Evidence Of History, No General Is Justified In Launching His Troops To A Direct Attack Upon An Enemy Firmly In Position. The Second, That Instead Of Seeking To Upset The Enemy's Equilibrium By One's Attack, It Must Be Upset Before A Real Attack Is, Or Can Be Successfully Launched

While Hitting One Must Guard ... In Order To Hit With Effect, The Enemy Must Be Taken Off His Guard.

The Most Dangerous Error Is Failure To Recognize Our Own Tendency To Error.