Fog of war
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The fog of war is the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations. The term seeks to capture the uncertainty regarding one's own capability, adversary capab
A block wargame, Richard III by Columbia Games, showing the fog of war in play: the red player can see the identity of their own pieces, but not those of the white player.
Carl von Clausewitz
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Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz was a Prussian army officer and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of waging war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, though unfinishe
Fog of war
…wargames. The word "fog" (German: Nebel), but not the exact phrase, in reference to 'uncertainty in war' was introduced by the Prussian military analyst Carl von Clausewitz in his posthumously published book, Vom Kriege (1832), the English translation of which was published as On War (1873): War is the realm of uncertainty…
Portrait by Wilhelm Wach, c. 1830
Marie von Clausewitz (née, Countess von Brühl)
Clausewitz as a young man