Fog of War
Definition
Though Clausewitz rarely uses the phrase Nebel des Krieges literally, he repeatedly describes war as conducted in twilight, in which three-fourths of the factors on which action in war is based are wrapped in a fog of greater or lesser uncertainty. The commander must act on imperfect information; certainty is impossible.
Primary Chapters
- Book 1 Ch 3
- Book 2 Ch 2 — On the Theory of War