ABSTRACT
The purpose of creating the principles of war, according to some, lies in the aim of accumulating experience and knowledge for the education of future generations. Swedish military historian Marco Smedberg suggests that air warfare has different principles from ground warfare. The scientific revolution and Age of Enlightenment not only influenced society in general, but also the development of military thought. The origin of the principles was also influenced by the study of warfare at the first military schools that were founded during this period to train future generations of officers. In Germany, and later West Germany, the principles were still dismissed in doctrine, despite the regular debate after the war. The fact that the principles of war in this vague form then become so simple that they are virtually banal, while actual war is so complex and chaotic, could easily lead to the conclusion that the principles appear to have a relatively low value the commander to win wars.
