Prompt: Clausewitz stresses the importance of identifying the “center of gravity,” which is the hub of all power, in formulating a strategy to defeat one’s enemy. What role did the center of gravity play in the strategies of the two main leaders at the outset of the war, Pericles of Athens and Archidamus of Sparta? Evaluate these strategies in terms of the role of the center of gravity and in consideration of whether they matched the policy of each belligerent. What lessons can a military officer learn? ***Include a counter argument to your thesis and rebuttal to your counter argument Sources: Strassler, The Landmark Thucydides; Clausewitz, On War; Sun Tzu, The Art of War; Mahan, The Influence of Seapower upon History; Corbett, Some Principles of Maritime Strategy
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