The purpose of the military is to achieve Victory...
Various folk have defined military victory as "Killing the enemy and breaking all his things!" Certainly, in earlier times it was kill (or enslave) the enemy and steal all his things. It was true at the time Troy fell. It was true at the time Germany surrendered at Versailles .
Has that changed? If so, the first question in any discussion of military philosophy must be, "What is Victory"?
