Quote Originally Posted by Rifleman View Post

I understand the initial skepticism because of Lind's involvement, but look at it this way: if it makes some good points, then it makes some good points whether Lind wrote it or not; if it's worthless, then it's worthless even if Clausewitz wrote it. Just evaluate it on it's own merits, even if the author has written other things that you disagree with.
I am in no way a sceptic because of Lind. Bill and I have thrashed out our differences face to face and I have to congratulate the man of his ability to influence people. I'm just not one of them!

...and Carl V C, did say some things that are not useful, and I am actually a Centre of Gravity sceptic! What is a CoG? The German translation, says "heavy point". Is that CoG?

Simpkin's writing got me to reject physics as a useful analogy for military operations, so I'd have to read that through to CvC as well.