The future of my history writing
Nineteenth-century German Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke said, “No plan of battle survives contact with the enemy.” Well, that’s the updated version. The original German isn’t quite as punchy. But the meaning is the same.
I have a plan of battle for my next year I’d like to share with subscribers. We shall see if it survives contact with the enemy tha…
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