In this place I will only condense the results of my inquiry, in order to form a foundation for the further consideration of the essential questions of the future.
In a future European war "masses" will be employed to an extent unprecedented in any previous one.

Weapons will be used whose deadliness will exceed all previous experience.

More effective and varied means of communication will be available than were known in earlier wars.

These three momentous factors will mark the war of the future.
"Masses" signify in themselves an increase of strength, but they contain elements of weakness as well.

The larger they are and the less they can be commanded by professional soldiers, the more their tactical efficiency diminishes.