Warfare Strategy & Theorists

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Quiz on Strategy and theorists
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Frage 1

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Match the quote : 'War far from being an exact science is a terrible and impassioned drama'
Antworten
  • Grant
  • Von Moltke
  • Jomini
  • Clausewitz

Frage 2

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Which theorist was most influential on Napoleon?
Antworten
  • Guibert
  • Douhet
  • Jomini
  • Du Picq

Frage 3

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Which French marshal did Jomini serve?
Antworten
  • Jourdan
  • Ney
  • Berthier
  • Murat

Frage 4

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Whose book on navies influenced Kaiser Wilhelm II?
Antworten
  • MacClellan
  • Clausewitz
  • MacMahn
  • Mahan

Frage 5

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Which American general led the 'March to the Sea'?
Antworten
  • Sheridan
  • Sherman
  • Jackson
  • Lee

Frage 6

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What was Bloch's correct prediction about the future of war?
Antworten
  • Wars would involve fewer soldiers as more powerful weapons
  • War would be forced underground by artillery
  • Smaller battlefields as air power took precedence
  • Shorter wars as resources could not last

Frage 7

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Which military leader can be criticised for ignoring naval power?
Antworten
  • Von Moltke
  • Napoleon
  • Wellington
  • Canrobert

Frage 8

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Which military theorist who fought in the Franco-Prussian War, claimed that courage could overcome all obstacles?
Antworten
  • Douhet
  • Liddell-Hart
  • Du Picq
  • Corbett

Frage 9

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What factor did Clausewitz think was most important in battle?
Antworten
  • Planning
  • Discipline
  • Luck
  • Adaptability

Frage 10

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Which battle took place in the Franco-Prussian War?
Antworten
  • Cambrai
  • Strasbourg
  • Alsace
  • Gravelotte

Frage 11

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Which was the first country to introduce a General Staff?
Antworten
  • France
  • Prussia
  • Austria
  • Britain

Frage 12

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Which was the last country to introduce a General staff?
Antworten
  • Prussia
  • Russia
  • Britain
  • France

Frage 13

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Which British military theorist in the early 20th century was keen on naval blockades?
Antworten
  • Liddell-Hart
  • Fuller
  • Corbett
  • Frasier

Frage 14

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Who was the artillery 'guru' of WW1?
Antworten
  • Speer
  • Bruchmuller
  • Siegfried
  • Guru Nanak

Frage 15

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What were the German defensive lines of WW1 and WW2 called? TICK TWO
Antworten
  • Schleiffen
  • Hindenburg
  • Siegfried
  • Gugenheimer
  • Ludendorff
  • Grunesei

Frage 16

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What British military theorist was most associated with tanks?
Antworten
  • Corbett
  • Liddell-Hart
  • Fuller
  • Frasier

Frage 17

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What was Napoleon's favourite shape?
Antworten
  • Square
  • Circle
  • Arrow
  • Diamond

Frage 18

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When was the law of St Cyr introduced?
Antworten
  • 1818
  • 1822
  • 1826
  • 1817

Frage 19

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What did the law of St Cyr do?
Antworten
  • Only French nationals could command armies
  • Introduced reservists
  • Limited size of army
  • Established a higher ratio of officers : soldiers

Frage 20

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Match the quote: 'War is cruelty and you cannot refine it'
Antworten
  • Clausewitz
  • Jomini
  • MacArthur
  • Sherman

Frage 21

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Name one of Von Moltke's favourite books.
Antworten
  • War and Peace, Count Leo Tolstoy
  • On War, Carl von Clausewitz
  • Pride & Predjudice, Jane Austen
  • The Art of War, Sun Tzu

Frage 22

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Who was described as the 'Mahdi of mass destruction' by Liddell-Hart?
Antworten
  • Kitchener
  • Clausewitz
  • Von Moltke
  • Montgomery

Frage 23

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Which one is NOT one of the 'paradoxical trinity' of Clausewitzian factors on war?
Antworten
  • Emotions
  • Army
  • Climate & Terrain
  • Political Leadership

Frage 24

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Who marched to the sound of gunfire?
Antworten
  • The Zulus
  • The Prussians
  • Napoleon
  • Radetsky

Frage 25

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Which legate disagreed with Mahan over Jominian-style naval strategy?
Antworten
  • McCoy
  • Judge Judy
  • Corbett
  • Fuller
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