Ten of the greatest battlefield tactics

Ten of the greatest battlefield tactics, by Rob Johnson

By ROB JOHNSON, Author and lecturer in the History of War, Oxford University

1. SURPRISE ATTACK: TEUTOBURG FOREST, 9AD
2. ENVELOPMENT: OPERATION URANUS, 1942
3. COMMITTING THE RESERVE: AUSTERLITZ, 1805
4. SHOCK ACTION: ARSUF, 1191
5. CONCENTRATION: JAGDGESCHWADER FORMATION, 1917
6. OFF-BALANCING & PINNING: TRAFALGAR, 1805
7. STRATEGIC OFFENCE & TACTICAL DEFENCE: PANIPAT, 1526
8. DECEPTION: Q-SHIPS, 1915
9. INTELLIGENCE: MATAPAN, 1941
10. GUERRILLA WARFARE: CHINA, 1934-49


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