War strategy

Evolving Athenian Strategy During The Peloponnesian War “The longer a war persists the more inevitable is the sinking below civilized levels of warfare…to a much more horrible way of fighting.” - Dr. Donald Kagan speaking of The Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War pitted two regional powers, Athens and Sparta, against one another in a prolonged struggle to determine which state would reign supreme within the Hellas. Sparta with its agrarian structure and superior land force sought to curb

Evolution of Strategy Throughout the Peloponnesian War In the years leading up to the Peloponnesian War, Athens and Sparta formed a successful alliance defending Hellas from a Persian invasion. This alliance dissolved soon after leaving two independent city-states in its place. Athens possessed a robust naval force and Sparta possessed a formidable military force. Each possessed unique systems of government and policies that defined markedly different approaches for relationships with their respective

The 33 Strategies of War, by Robert Greene, talks about strategies that are used to fight enemies. As he explains about fighting your enemies, just like in his other book, which is the 48 Laws of Power, uses history in order to support his claims. As he uses these 33 strategies and how they were used in history, he relates this to toady and how they are applicable to society. This book shows that the successes in history can be duplicated in today's time. The conflict in this book is that there are

the past, to not consider all the elements of strategy, to not clearly define our endstate and to not commit fully to them remain

The Cold War began in the years 1945- 1950 between the countries of the United States and the Soviet Union. In the Cold War consisted of many different strategies that were used to intimidate or scare the opponent. A few of these strategies consisted of using fear, the Arms Race, and the use of Financial Aid. This was a war fought without using harmful machinery weapons. In the Cold War fear was a big strategy that was used to scare the other country that they are battling. In an excerpt

Assess the value of classic works of strategy, from Sun Tzu to Jomini, in today's world. Has modern technology, for example, made them largely obsolete? How far can the nature of military strategy be said to be 'timeless'? What is classic works of strategy? In the history of strategy in the world we seem to rely on works that date back from Sun Tzu to Jomini. The Art of War which was first published near the 4th and 5th century. Sun Tzu or Sunzi’s Art of War is based on basic principles of warfare

Mutually assured destruction, or MAD, is a war confrontation strategy that has no restrictions on the production or use of nuclear weapons and suggests that the two sides engaged in nuclear war should expect the complete annihilation of their countries. This strategy may seem immoral compared to others strategies such as, counterforce, which would only target a governments military assets and restrict the use of weapons on civilian targets. However, the MAD strategy can assure the security of every country

War is a phenomenon that has always been, it is, and will be an essential part of human existence. It is all about exercising control, and/or imposing own will on the others. War can be described through its nature and character. There is an indispensable relationship between war, policy, and strategy. For better understanding of the war, its nature, characteristics, causes, and how the war can be waged, we need to understand the influence of policy, and the importance of strategy. Strategy is formulated

The Gulf War Strategy Following the Vietnam war there was a national perception that the United States was no longer a major military power. In actuality, the United States had not lost power but military authority. The difference between the two is explained in the following excerpt from On Strategy II: A Critical Analysis of the Gulf War by Col. Harry G. Summers: Simply stated, military power, based on physical factors that can be counted and computerized, is the aggregate of the size

World War I War Strategies Compared to World War II War Strategies The strategies, weaponry, and war tactics used in World War I and World War II differ in many ways. World War I took place from 1914-1918 and World War II took place from 1939-1945. These two wars were the biggest conflicts in all of military history. The wars share a great impact on our country today. The two wars both took place between different countries and alliances. The alliances were divided into two groups. The first