Note 10 — Chapter I · THE GERMAN VIEW OF WAR
J. H. (John Hartman) Morgan translation
Kriegsraison I have translated as “the argument of war.” “Necessity of war” is too free a rendering, and when necessity is urged “nötig” or “Notwendigkeit” is the term used in the original. Kriegsmanier is literally the “fashion of war” and means the customary rules of which Kriegsraison makes havoc by exceptions.