J. F. C. Fuller: His Methods, Insights, and Vision

摘要

It has been over thirty years since the passing of Major General John Fredrick Charles Fuller, a military genius who devoted his life's work to the study of warfare, military leadership and military history. An author of 45 books, along with numerous lectures, reviews and articles, MG Fuller contributed immensely to the body of knowledge concerning warfare. As a military scientist, MG Fuller attempted to do for warfare what Copernicus did for astronomy, Newton for physics, and Darwin for natural history: establish a higher order for the study warfare based on scientific analysis and methods. As a critic, MG Fuller challenged and influenced his and other countries' military and political establishments through two World Wars, one Cold War, and several military contingencies. As a prophet, MG Fuller successfully foretold the future of warfare for much of the twentieth century-from the days of horse-mounted cavalry through mechanization and into the nuclear age. Finally, as either a participant, observer, or commentator on every major military conflict of the early and mid- twentieth century, and as a military historian ranging back to the battles of antiquity, MG Fuller has rightfully earned consideration as one of the most knowledgeable and thought provoking military figures of all time.