Clausewitz, an advocate forphysical schemas as a basis for understanding warfare

"There is no higher and simpler law of strategy than that of keeping one's forces concentrated.”

"The conduct of war resembles the workings of an intricate machine with tremendous friction, so that combinations which are easily planned on paper can be executed only with great effort. Consequently the commander's free will and intelligence find themselves hampered at every turn, and remarkable strength of mind and spirit are needed to overcome this resistance."

Conjecture: If we understand warfare (and much else) in terms of simple

physical schemas, then perhaps these schemas can serve as a core set

of concepts in terms of which coalition partners can understand one another

and computers can understand command and control.

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