The early removal from school of future officers of Britain's seapower, leaving them unacquainted with the subject matter and ideas of the distant and recent past, may account for the incapacity of no military thinking in a world that devoted itself to military action. With little thought of strategy, no study of the theory of war or of planned objective, war's glorious art may have been glorious, but with individual exceptions, it was more or less mindless.
The premature exit of those destined to lead Britain's naval forces from educational institutions likely contributed to a lack of understanding of historical and strategic military concepts. Without a proper grounding in military theory or strategy, their engagement in warfare became less about informed planning and more about reaction, leading to a situation where military actions were often executed without adequate foresight or consideration of long-term objectives.
This absence of strategic insight resulted in a type of military engagement that, while sometimes remarkable, lacked depth and intelligence. The art of warfare, though celebrated, appeared to be largely unvalidated by coherent thought or educated reasoning. Thus, the practice of war, in many cases, became more about the grandeur of the moment rather than a well-considered approach to complex military challenges.
