Quest for Decisive Victory
Author | : Robert Michael Citino |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015054461366 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Quest for Decisive Victory written by Robert Michael Citino and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the earliest days of warfare, military operations have followed a predictable formula: after a decisive battle, an army must pursue the enemy and destroy its organization in order to achieve a victorious campaign. But by the mid-19th century, the emergence of massive armies and advanced weaponry - and the concomitant decline in the effectiveness of cavalry - had diminished the practicality of pursuit, producing campaigns that bogged down short of decisive victory. Great battles had become curiously indecisive, decisive campaigns virtually impossible.