How to Win on the Battlefield: The 25 Key Tactics of All Time - Couverture souple

Johnson, Rob; Whitby, Michael; France, John

 
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Synopsis

How can you off-balance your enemy? When is the best moment to deliver a counter-attack? What is the effect of shock action or defence in depth? Certain tactical concepts have stood the test of time. This ground-breaking book examines, in a series of case studies, 25 of the key tactics that have achieved victory through the ages. Drawing on examples of battles from around the globe, on land, at sea and in the air, and across history, the authors reveal the enduring value of each tactic in clear and compelling descriptions and analysis.

General Robert E. Lee, although heavily outnumbered achieved a remarkable victory through an audacious flanking manoeuvre at Chancellorsville in 1863

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À propos de l'auteur

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.

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How can you off-balance your enemy? When is the best moment to deliver a counter-attack? What is the effect of shock action or defence in depth? Certain tactical concepts have stood the test of time. This ground-breaking book examines, in a series of case studies, 25 of the key tactics that have achieved victory through the ages. Drawing on examples of battles from around the globe, on land, at sea and in the air, and across history, the authors reveal the enduring value of each tactic in clear and compelling descriptions and analysis.

General Robert E. Lee, although heavily outnumbered achieved a remarkable victory through an audacious flanking manoeuvre at Chancellorsville in 1863

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