Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis …

Carl von Clausewitz
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Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz (2016). On War: Vom Kriege: fog of war, p.222, Aegitas
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Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz (2016). On War: Vom Kriege: fog of war, p.222, Aegitas

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