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The main military ideas of "Total War" include: 1. Modern war is a war of the entire nation; 2. The basis of total war is the spiritual unity of the nation. We must control news and public opinion and use all means to carry out spiritual mobilization; third, implement the militarization of the national economy. Food, clothing, fuel and other important materials must be stored in large quantities; fourth, military operations must be coordinated, sudden, and rapid. It is necessary for the three armed forces of the land, sea and air force to coordinate, select the most dangerous enemy as the main target, fight without declaring the war, concentrate the forces, and achieve a quick victory; fifth, establish a centralized and unified war command system, with people with outstanding talents, strong character, abundant energy, and keen observation as commanders. Ludendorff's total war theory played a major role in promoting the development of modern military thought, and Hitler even applied it to World War II.