How to Win on the Battlefield

The 25 Key Tactics of All Time

Rob Johnson, Michael Whitby, John France (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2010
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-25161-4 (ISBN)

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Examines the 25 key tactics that have achieved victory in battle through the ages. Using case studies from conflicts around the globe, on land, at sea and in the air, and across history, this demonstrates how certain tactical concepts have stood the test of time, employed in different circumstances and by different commanders.

This ground-breaking book examines the 25 key tactics that have achieved victory in battle through the ages. Using case studies from conflicts around the globe, on land, at sea and in the air, and across history, it demonstrates how certain tactical concepts have stood the test of time, employed in different circumstances and by different commanders. The expert authors reveal the value of each tactic in clear and compelling descriptions, each time concluding with a critical analysis that shows how it was applied and explains the reasons for its success.

Rob Johnson is Deputy Director of the Changing Character of War Programme, Oxford University and Lecturer in the History of War. Michael Whitby is is pro-vice-chancellor and head of the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham. John France is Professor Emeritus, University of Swansea and Director of the Callaghan Centre for the Study of Conflict.

Introduction; 1 The Attack at the Centre of Gravity ; 2 Counter-Attack; 3 Surprise Attack and Ambush; 4 Envelopment and Double-Envelopment; 5 Flanking; 6 Dominating the Terrain and Using the Environment; 7 Echelon Attack; 8 Committing the Reserve; 9 Blitzkrieg; 10 Concentration of Firepower; 11 Shock Action; 12 Co-ordination of Fire and Movement; 13 Concentration and Culmination of Force; 14 Seizing and Retaining the Initiative; 15 Off-Balancing and Pinning; 16 Mass; 17 Defence in Depth; 18 Strategic Offence and Tactical Defence; 19 Drawing the Enemy; 20 Deception and Feints; 21 Terror and Psychological Warfare; 22 Attrition and Annihilation; 23 Intelligence and Reconnaissance; 24 Insurgency and Guerrilla Warfare; 25 Counter-Insurgency

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.4.2010
Zusatzinfo	including 28 battle plans; 113 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	166 x 229 mm
Gewicht	870 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-500-25161-4 / 0500251614
ISBN-13	978-0-500-25161-4 / 9780500251614
Zustand	Neuware