Just remember that this vision of war was the prevailing attitude in pre-WW1 Europe (maybe also in America, but what do I know?).
It helped that the (thought) leaders espousing such nonsense rarely fought at the front lines. For them the only things that could be bruised by war were their ego and their wallet.
WW1's reach changed that (and WW2 shook it up some more)
It helped that the (thought) leaders espousing such nonsense rarely fought at the front lines. For them the only things that could be bruised by war were their ego and their wallet.
WW1's reach changed that (and WW2 shook it up some more)