Wellington might be one of the few commanders of his era able to perform competently if placed in the Second World War. The case rests on his habit of studying geography, terrain and the ground on which an army had to operate. That method could help him recognize changed conditions and adjust his decisions. The comparison judges historical commanders by transferable habits of analysis instead of carrying their old tactics unchanged into a new technological setting.
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Why Wellington might adapt well to modern war
Wellington's close study of geography and topography becomes the basis for judging how a historical commander might adjust to modern warfare.