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Principles of warfare

Carl von Clausewitz, in his book Vom Kriege (On War) published in 1832, and Antoine Henri Jomini in his book, Precis de l'Art de Guerre, published in 1838, developed theories of warfare based on the concepts and methods used during the Napoleonic Wars.


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Eleanor Bontecou

In 1947, Bontecou visited Nuremberg to investigate and report on war crimes that took place in Germany.

Ends and Means

The book contains illuminating tracts on war, religion, nationalism and ethics, and was cited as a major influence on Thomas Merton in his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain.

Environmental Foundation for Africa

Liberia - Active in Bong, Grand Cape Mount, Lofa, Montserrado, and Nimba counties, EFA conducts environmental education and livelihood training in tree nursery management, agroforestry, and domestic energy conservation with an emphasis on war-affected populations.

George W. Geddes

He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses).

History of the British national debt

In 1931, President Herbert Hoover announced a one-year moratorium on war loan repayments from all nations, due to the global economic crisis, but by 1934 Britain still owed the USA $4.4bn of WWI debt (about £866m at 1934 exchange rates).

House of Montefeltro

Guidantonio (1403–1443) was appointed ruler of the Duchy of Spoleto by Pope Martin V (1419) and carried on war against Braccio da Montone with varying fortune.

Hunger Plan

Alex J. Kay: Exploitation, Resettlement, Mass Murder: Political and Economic Planning for German Occupation Policy in the Soviet Union, 1940-1941. (Studies on War and Genocide, Vol. 10) Berghahn Books, New York, Oxford 2006, ISBN 1-84545-186-4.

Jack Ashford

His definitive performance is on "War" by Edwin Starr; other notable songs Ashford played tambourine on include "Nowhere to Run" by Martha & the Vandellas, "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston.

James G. Strong

He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Sixty-eighth through Seventy-first Congresses).

Kittredge Haskins

He served as chairman of the Committee on War Claims during the 60th Congress.

Masanobu Tsuji

After Japan's surrender in September 1945, Tsuji went into hiding in Thailand for fear of being tried on war crimes charges.

Tommy Carcetti

Carcetti's speech relies heavily on "war" rhetoric, including words such as "weapons" and "arsenal", which clashes with Colvin's view that such perspectives have made the War on Drugs unwinnable.

William Johnson Stone

He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1895): chairman, Committee on War Claims (Fiftieth Congress) He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Kuttawa, Lyon County; Confederate pension commissioner of Kentucky in 1912 and served until his death in Frankfort, Kentucky, March 12, 1923; interment in New Bethel Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky.