"The conduct of War is, therefore, the formation and conduct of the fighting. If this fighting was a single act, there would be no necessity for any further subdivision, but the fight is composed of a greater or less number of single acts, complete in themselves, which we call combats, as we have shown in the first chapter of the first book, and which form new units."
"From this arises the totally different activities, that of the formation and conduct of these single combats in themselves, and the combination of them with one another, with a view to the ultimate object of the War. The first is called tactics, the other strategy."
Military leadership prioritizes tactical questions about operational success while avoiding strategic questions about war objectives and purpose. Tactics involve conducting individual combat operations, while strategy concerns combining those operations toward ultimate war objectives. Both are historically recognized as necessary for conducting and winning wars. The dismissal of strategic inquiry as unpatriotic prevents proper evaluation of military campaigns. Military theorists have long emphasized that effective warfare requires both tactical execution and strategic planning working together.
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