German blitzkrieg failed in the Soviet Union because its head-cutting doctrine assumed a centralized command center, while the Soviet space was too large and diffuse to decapitate.
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German blitzkrieg failed in the Soviet Union because its head-cutting doctrine assumed a centralized command center, while the Soviet space was too large and diffuse to decapitate.
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Jiang distinguishes Jesus' own teaching from Christianity's later teaching about Jesus.
He rejects conventional military doctrine that explains victory mainly through manpower, technology, and resources.
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"...interpretation. Basically what happened was this. The Germans had a certain doctrine of war, a certain belief system going into the war."
"...system, this plan, perfectly in a blitzkrieg, okay? But when the doctrine of war failed, they couldn't adapt, okay? So the German doctrine of..."
"Pointlessly for many, many months, okay? They really didn't have a plan because the plan was always to destroy the head of a snake...."
"Okay, good morning. So last class we talked about the central paradox in Christianity. What Jesus believes is different from what Christianity teaches us..."
"...Okay? So, first thing we need to understand is traditional military doctrine about who wins wars, it's basically wrong. Traditionally, we understand the military..."
"And if you analyze it this way, then Rome should be no match against Carthage. Right? Carthage is a lot wealthier. It has more..."
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