Battle tactics

For millennia mankind has exhausted endless amounts of energy contemplating the eternally complicated system of war. From Gangas Khan to America’s involvement in the Middle East, all successful generals, military leaders, and conquerors have found commonality in their zealous emphasis on, and desire for, possessing the most technologically advanced forms of weaponry. Such a desire was not ignored in America nor England during the Industrial Revolution, but, rather, was seen by many as an opportune

The carnage of world war one was the result of the clash between new technologies, but old strategies. Blitzkrieg warfare would be the first form of modern military tactics for it fully utilizes the technological advancements of that time. The term “Blitzkrieg” was not invented by the Germans, but by an English magazine that described the invasion of Poland (Showalter). While many accredit the invention of Blitzkrieg warfare to Heinz Guderian, Germany's Chief of Mobile Troops during WWII, it was

that end”—the will of God which triumphs over his opposing will (1.164). Such opposition from God only intensifies Satan’s fury to continue to oppose God’s winning will. Every time God executes his will, Satan seeks to divert it through his many tactics. Whenever Satan attacks the will of God, God carries his will through despite the onslaughts. Despite this fact, Satan moved

ships is an example of the technological advancements that was introduced. The effect the corvus had on Roman naval tactics was profound as it allowed the early Roman marines to fight in close combat and compete on a level ground against strong naval opponents. This was a vital for the Romans in a time when their mastery of infantry warfare was more advanced than their naval tactics during the conflict. In addition this conflict as a form of cultural contact made the Roman accept the need to expand

In February 1986, Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev announced that Soviet Forces would conduct a phased withdrawal from Afghanistan. The fallout of this order would precipitate down to lower echelons of Soviet armed forces in the form of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) forces taking the leading in combat operations against the Mujahideen (Grau p.110, 1998). With this in mind, the Soviets pushed the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Command to relieve the siege of Khost by again attacking

The Roman and Mongolian empires were among the largest contiguous nations in the history of humanity. The provinces of their empires stretched across vast swaths of the globe, and their dominion included a diverse variety of cultures and people. These nations were able to accomplish this because of certain advantages given to them by their cultures and value systems. The Roman and Mongolian armies used superior technology, combined with military and political stratagems, to conquer and rule extremely

events or battles he commanded during the South African War, occurring from 1899-1902. As a brand new officer, Swinton was giving the mission to protect Duffers drift at all costs. With no combat experience, this young officer had to devise a plan to protect his soldiers and to successfully complete his mission. As one reads this book

Egypt, Greece and the present-day Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey. Alexander spent his 13-year reign working to bring together the East and the West using military strength and cultural exchange. He combined battleground victories with kingdom-building tactics to extend his territories. Alexander’s character grew so rapidly that by the time of his demise at the age thirty-two, people thought he possessed godlike qualities. It is not always easy to separate facts and fiction from the tales narrated about

War is a game of strategy and intellectual battle between two or more nations, countries have to weigh and analyze the advantages and disadvantages their enemy poses to wage a successful battle. In the case of the American Revolutionary War the two forces one a high rank powerhouse nation the other, their own rebellious and newly developing descendent nation the game of strategy could not be more relevant. Although, Britain may have seemed to have a distinct and major advantage over the Colonists

In the mining world, there are three different types of tunnels. There are rudimentary, interconnecting, and sophisticated but this paper will only focus on the structure and building of sophisticated tunnels. Some features of a sophisticated tunnel are that it reach as deep as seventy feet underground and tall and wide enough for an adult to walk through or for a mine cart to be pushed through. When building these sophisticated tunnels, first the earth is chipped away by handheld electric spades