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Today I read the paper of Blondheim (2002), they said:

War is no less about mobilizing human minds and wills than about recruiting supplies, weapons, and manpower and deploying them in combat.

I am confusing what do they want to mention here, what is the comparison between "mobilizing human minds and wills" and "recruiting supplies, weapons, and manpower and deploying them in combat"

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    Suppose the sentence is simplified to "War is no less about intelligence than about logistics." It isn't really a comparison, but saying that both are necessary.
    – Weather Vane
    Commented Apr 15, 2022 at 10:35
  • It's not common phrasing (because it's semantically confusing, even for some native speakers). Better would be X is as much about Y as it is about Z (the implication being that people tend to think X is all about Z, but speaker is pointing out that Y is at least as important as Z).
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Apr 15, 2022 at 13:49

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Here are some examples off the top of my head to hopefully help clarify the issue:

His fighting style is no less about resilient defending than (it is about) relentless attacks.
His fighting style is as much about resilient defending as (it is about) relentless attacks.
His success is equally about resilient defending and relentless attacks.

His success is no less due to hard work than (it is about) talent.
His success is as much due to hard work as (it is about) talent.
His success is equally due to hard work and talent.

To sum up:

It is no less about X than it is about Y.
It is as much about X as it is about Y.
It is equally about X and Y.

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