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Delaying Action
A delaying action trades space for time: a rearguard fights short stands to slow a stronger enemy, protect a withdrawal, and buy time for the main force.
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River crossing
1. Lead The river as a wall A river crossing is a military operation in which an army crosses a river in the face of enemy opposition, and it is…
Manstein Plan
The Manstein Plan was the bold sickle-cut through the Ardennes in May 1940 that encircled the Allied armies and decided the Battle of France in six weeks.
War of Annihilation
War of annihilation is a doctrine that seeks the complete destruction of the enemy's armed forces, from Clausewitz to the Eastern Front of World War II.
Schlieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan was Germany's 1905 plan to defeat France in six weeks. Learn how it worked, why Moltke changed it, and why it failed at the Marne.
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg describes Germany's fast combined-arms offensives of 1939–1941 — tanks, aircraft and radio working together to break through.
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat was a 1943 British deception in which a corpse carrying forged papers misled Germany about the invasion of Sicily.
Island Hopping
Island hopping was the Allied strategy to reach Japan in WWII. Learn how bypassing strongholds, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, shortened the Pacific War.
War of Attrition
War of Attrition means wearing down the enemy instead of one decisive battle. Learn how it worked at Verdun, in Vietnam, and why it is so costly.
Wolfpack
Wolfpack was the German U-boat group tactic of WWII. Learn how Rudeltaktik worked, its successes in the Atlantic, and why it failed in 1943.
Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare defined the Western Front in WWI. Learn how it worked, why it stalemated armies, and its cost at the Somme, Verdun and Passchendaele.
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| Title | Date | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Blitzkrieg | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Counterattack | November 10, 2026 | Tactics |
| Delaying Action | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Dive Bombing | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Flanking manoeuvre | November 10, 2026 | Tactics |
| Glider Infantry | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Guerrilla Warfare | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Island Hopping | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Manstein Plan | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Model Strategy | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Operation Mincemeat | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| RAF vs Luftwaffe Fighter Tactics | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| River crossing | November 10, 2026 | Tactics |
| Schlieffen Plan | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Tactics | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Total War | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Trench Warfare | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Unrestricted submarine warfare | November 10, 2026 | Tactics |
| Urban warfare | November 10, 2026 | Tactics |
| War of Annihilation | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| War of Attrition | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |
| Winter warfare | November 10, 2026 | Tactics |
| Wolfpack | November 9, 2026 | Tactics |