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Military science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2181 words) |
 | Soviet military doctrine (and its descendants, in CIS countries) relies heavily on masses of machinery and troops, a highly educated (albeit very small) officer corps, and pre-planned missions. |
 | Chinese military doctrine is influenced by a number of sources including an indigenous classical military tradition characterized by strategists such as Sun Tzu, Western and Soviet influences, as well as indigenous modern strategists such as Mao Zedong. |
 | One distinctive characteristic of Chinese military science is that it places emphasis on the relationship between the military and society as well as views military force as merely one part of an overarching grand strategy. |
| Military Thought: Tactics: Evolution of its role and place in military art (1259 words) |
 | Military history is a great teacher: the present day relies on the shoulders of the past and is looking into the future. |
 | The bottomless treasure-trove of military art is of an inestimable value: it pushes back the narrow limits of personal experience and enriches it with the heritage of the earlier generations and the wisd om of the military leaders and theoreticians. |
 | The art of the war is a subjective sphere in which there is always a rivalry between the intellects of the commanders of the warring sides, of the troops that set their military skills one against another. |