Rethinking Lines of Operations: Jomini's Contribution to the Conceptualization of Strategy in the Early Nineteenth Century

• Autores: Ami-Jacques Rapin
• Localización: War in history, ISSN-e 1477-0385, ISSN 0968-3445, Vol. 30, Nº. 1 (Enero), 2023, págs. 21-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The changes in the conduct of military operations during the wars of the French Revolution were the basis for the theory of lines of operation formulated by Jomini in his Traité de grande tactique. The notion of lines of operation gained a new meaning that paved the way for the conceptualisation of the operational art and the transition from tactical debate to strategic thinking. Jomini's contribution to the development of strategic thought is considered from the dual perspective of the break with the military writers of the 18th century and the judgments made on the Traité by Napoleon and Clausewitz