E86: Is an End State Important?

If I initiate a war, it seems logical that I would know why I am starting that war and what I expect to achieve by it. It might also be helpful if I let my opponent know that, too, as it may help limit the intensity duration, and long-term effects of that war. Why that is and how that does or doesn’t reflect reality is the subject of this and following episodes of the Ancient Art of Modern Warfare.

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Reference: Carl von Clausewitz, On War, Book One, Chapter One

Music:

• Holst, G., The Planets: Mars, Bringer of War (Internet Archives)
• Traditional, The Army Strings, Garryowen (Public Domain)
• Kiilstofte, J., The Cavalry, Machinamasound (Licensed)