"Fog of War"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:26:42AM -0400, Fred Shapiro wrote:
>
> I don't see the phrase "fog of war" included in the OED.  Jesse, can you
> tell us whether it is being drafted as an entry, and, if so, what is the
> earliest citation?

We haven't drafted it, and don't have anything particularly early in
the files. I will point out, though, that the four earliest quotations
all explicitly cite Clausewitz as the originator of the expression.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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