IntroductionA few salient features of the treatise “ON WAR” by Von Clausewitz, one of the greatest philosophers of war, are being mentioned briefly in this article. It will be, mostly, con- fined to the nature of war, theory of war, strategy and combat as covered in the first volume of the book. Von Clausewitz has…
Introduction“If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt, if you know Heaven (it signifies night and day, cold and heat, times and seasons) and know your Earth (comprises of distances, great and small, danger and security, open ground and narrow passes, the chances of life and death) you…
IntroductionDuring my service I had occasion to experience some invisible and mysterious power that some have dismissed with incredulous looks and smiles. For the interest of our learned readers I am appending below some events and leave judgment to them. Whose blood was that?During 1979 I was granted commission and posted to the battalion of…
IntroductionSOMALIA is one of the poorest countries of Africa. For centuries it had remained a colony of the Arabs and European Powers. It gained independence in 1960, but for decades has been in political turmoil and in the grip of petty chiefs, army commanders, nobles and hostile infiltrators from ETHOPIA and KENYA. Due to famine,…
IntroductionAccording to the Holy QUR’AN and historians, Hakim LUQMAN was a very wise man. His philosophical sayings were known to the people of his contemporary age and much after, and therefore had been profusely quoted by scholars and historians. His wisdom and sayings have been mentioned in the Holy QUR’AN and a Surah, named LUQMAN,…
