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defensive when engaging an enemy, offensive when in the attack and approching the enemy line........

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What World War 1 strategy that caused soldiers to eat sleep fight and die in miserable ditches?

Trench warfare you twit!


British war policy at war in 1812?

During 1812-1813 the British took up a defensive strategy, however after Napoleon's defeat the British chose a more aggressive strategy.


What was the war strategy of the south in the Civil War?

The south tried to fight a defensive strategy for most of the war (due to the fact that they were succeeding and Lincoln knew he had to use force to get the south back on to the union again). But general Lee thought if he could make it to D.C. he could make Lincoln sue for peace. Lee drove an army through the northern states until the faithful battle of Gettysburg which had tremendous southern casualties which caused Lee to retreat to the south. Lincoln knew lee was weak so he ordered the union army to send the army on a full frontal assault on the south. Which caused Lee to fight defensive strategy like he did in the begging of the war.


What was the south's war strategy to win the civil war?

to get European nations to join them(England inparticular)also to fight a defensive war.the top is a summation of what you need to know but this has a more indepth answer of what i think you are searching for...http://www.sonofthesouth.net/civil-war-pictures/strategy.htm


Was Vietnam a defensive war?

From the perspective of the United States, the Vietnam War was not considered a defensive war. The U.S. intervened in Vietnam to support the South Vietnamese government and prevent the spread of communism. The U.S. saw its involvement as part of a broader strategy to contain communism during the Cold War. However, from the perspective of North Vietnam, the war was seen as a defensive struggle against imperialism and for national liberation.

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What World War 1 strategy that caused soldiers to eat sleep fight and die in miserable ditches?

Trench warfare you twit!


How did the south's economy support their strategy to fight a defensive war?

They assumed they could exchange their cotton for war supplies from abroad.


British war policy at war in 1812?

During 1812-1813 the British took up a defensive strategy, however after Napoleon's defeat the British chose a more aggressive strategy.


What was Germany's new war strategy for World War 2?

Blitzkrieg was a combination of assault, deep penetration, and indirect approach. It is really more of an operational or tactical doctrine than it is a strategy.


What was the German strategy in World War 1?

Artillery and machines guns caused armies to stay in defensive positions


What was the war strategy of the south in the Civil War?

The south tried to fight a defensive strategy for most of the war (due to the fact that they were succeeding and Lincoln knew he had to use force to get the south back on to the union again). But general Lee thought if he could make it to D.C. he could make Lincoln sue for peace. Lee drove an army through the northern states until the faithful battle of Gettysburg which had tremendous southern casualties which caused Lee to retreat to the south. Lincoln knew lee was weak so he ordered the union army to send the army on a full frontal assault on the south. Which caused Lee to fight defensive strategy like he did in the begging of the war.


Which best describe military strategy during world war 1?

Artillery and machine guns caused armies to stay in defensive positions.


Why did lee change his strategy from defensive war to invade the north in the civil war?

Lee thought that if America learned that the u.c.s.a. could take their capital America would surrender


What are ditches used as a military defense?

Long ditches (as in World War I, on the battlefields of Europe) were known as Trenches.


What military strategy was used in the invasion of Poland in World War 2?

The Nazis used a strategy called 'Blitzkrieg' (lightning war) to invade Poland and many other small countries. This was an intense bombing campaign followed by a massive armoured assault.


What best describes military strategy during world war 1?

Artillery and machine guns caused armies to stay in defensive positions. Apex.


What was the south's war strategy to win the civil war?

to get European nations to join them(England inparticular)also to fight a defensive war.the top is a summation of what you need to know but this has a more indepth answer of what i think you are searching for...http://www.sonofthesouth.net/civil-war-pictures/strategy.htm