"Derived from the Greek word strategos, the term strategy...deals with the planning and conduct of campaigns, the movement and disposition of forces, and the deception of the enemy."
This subfield involves the development and application of military tactics and strategies that are effective in accomplishing mission objectives.
Military History: Understanding key historical events, battles and campaigns that shaped military strategy over time.
Leadership and Command: Understanding military leadership styles, concepts and the importance of effective command in the field.
Military Doctrine and Theory: Understanding the principles of military doctrine and the importance of strategy and tactics in shaping military operations.
Military Intelligence: Understanding the role of intelligence gathering and analysis in military strategy, and the importance of understanding enemy capabilities and intentions.
Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Understanding the importance of logistics in military operations, including transportation, supply, maintenance and personnel movements.
Air, Sea and Land Operations: Understanding the different operational environments and the tactics and strategies used to manage them, including air and naval power and land-based warfare.
Weapons and Technology: Understanding both historical and current military technology and weapons, and how they have influenced strategy and tactics.
Cyber Warfare: Understanding the importance of cyber security and the role of cyber warfare in modern military operations.
Strategic Planning and Implementation: Understanding the role of strategic planning, resource allocation and implementation in the success of military operations.
Diplomacy and Politics: Understanding the impact of political and diplomatic factors on military operations, and the importance of diplomacy in conflict resolution.
Attrition Warfare: Attrition warfare refers to a military strategy that aims to progressively wear down the enemy's resources, manpower, and morale through relentless combat and long-lasting battles.
Blitzkrieg: Blitzkrieg refers to a military strategy characterized by a swift and overwhelming offensive, utilizing combined arms and concentrated firepower to achieve rapid victories.
Guerilla Warfare: Guerilla Warfare refers to asymmetric warfare tactics employed by a smaller, less conventional force to disrupt, weaken, and harass a larger, more conventional force.
Maneuver Warfare: Maneuver Warfare refers to a military strategy focused on using speed, agility, and outmaneuvering the enemy to gain a tactical advantage and achieve victory.
Network-centric Warfare: Network-centric warfare is a military concept that emphasizes the use of advanced information systems and communications networks to enhance decision-making, coordination, and effectiveness among military units and with joint, allied, and coalition forces.
Nuclear Warfare: Nuclear warfare involves the use of nuclear weapons in military operations, with the potential to cause catastrophic destruction and loss of life.
Psychological Warfare: Psychological Warfare is the use of psychological techniques and tactics to influence and manipulate the emotions, beliefs, and behaviors of individuals or groups in order to gain a strategic advantage.
Swarm Warfare: Swarm Warfare refers to a military strategy that involves coordinated and decentralized movements of multiple small units, often resembling swarms of insects, to overwhelm and outmaneuver adversaries.
Total War: Total War refers to a concept in Public Administration and Military Strategy and Tactics where a nation utilizes all its resources, incorporating civilians and the economy, to achieve military objectives, resulting in widespread destruction and the complete subjugation of the enemy.
Unconventional Warfare: Unconventional warfare refers to military operations conducted by non-traditional means, employing irregular forces and strategies to achieve political or military objectives in unconventional environments.
"When first used during the 18th century, [strategy] was seen in its narrow sense as the 'art of the general' or 'the art of arrangement' of troops."
"The father of Western modern strategic studies, Carl von Clausewitz, defined military strategy as 'the employment of battles to gain the end of war.'"
"[B. H. Liddell Hart's] definition put less emphasis on battles, defining strategy as 'the art of distributing and applying military means to fulfill the ends of policy.'"
"Sun Tzu is often considered as the father of Eastern military strategy and greatly influenced Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese historical and modern war tactics."
"The Art of War by Sun Tzu grew in popularity and saw practical use in Western society as well. It continues to influence many competitive endeavors in Asia, Europe, and America including culture, politics, and business, as well as modern warfare."
"The Eastern military strategy differs from the Western by focusing more on asymmetric warfare and deception."
"Chanakya's Arthashastra has been an important strategic and political compendium in Indian and Asian history."
"Strategy refers to the employment of a nation's entire military capabilities through high-level and long-term planning, development, and procurement to guarantee security or victory."
"Operations and Tactics is the art of organizing forces on or near the battlefield to secure objectives as part of the broader military strategy."
"Derived from the Greek word strategos, the term strategy..."
"When first used during the 18th century..."
"...defined military strategy as 'the employment of battles to gain the end of war.'"
"[B. H. Liddell Hart's] definition put less emphasis on battles, defining strategy as 'the art of distributing and applying military means to fulfill the ends of policy.'"
"Sun Tzu...greatly influenced Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese historical and modern war tactics."
"It continues to influence many competitive endeavors in Asia, Europe, and America including culture, politics, and business, as well as modern warfare."
"The Eastern military strategy differs from the Western by focusing more on asymmetric warfare and deception."
"Chanakya's Arthashastra has been an important strategic and political compendium in Indian and Asian history."
"Strategy refers to the employment of a nation's entire military capabilities through high-level and long-term planning, development, and procurement to guarantee security or victory."
"Operations and Tactics is the art of organizing forces on or near the battlefield to secure objectives as part of the broader military strategy."