@NathanTankus Oh no doubt. But a certain 19th c. Economist is unlikely to have started with this kind of conception of “myth” as being the main issue at stake.
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v.
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v. Russian attack. See Chartbook Newsletter