Tactic is method. Example: two tanks advance, three tanks cover their move; that's a tactic.
Total war is using every available weapon and every available method. Example: Nuclear weapons and invading the enemies homeland.
The purpose of the so-called concept of total war is to demoralize the enemies civilian population. The tactic is to destroy the property of civilians, and use "unconditional surrender" in dealing with defeated armies. The idea is to use psychological warfare to demoralize all resistance.
A total war is a war that is unrestricted in terms of weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued.
The objective of a "Total War" is to destroy all of the enemies armies, destroy the enemies economy, and to destroy all the enemies resources.
~Aaron~ :)
To capture all of their rubber chickens
Total War originated during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with its development. Total War was also used in the American Civil War and World War I & II.
Factors leading from limited to total war
Modern total war is best signified by World War I and World War II. However, before the term total war was developed the same concept did exist, as seen in the 18th and 19th centuries, such as with the American Civil War. It was not until the 20th century that total war was recognized as a distinct category of warfare.
Total war means 3 things. Total war means that a country's resources are expended during the war, that banking and other financial sources are cut off and geared toward the war, and that all armies are sent into the war.
total
They were in the total war.
no total war is when peoples will is destroyed.
THERE WAS NEVER A LORD OF THE RINGS TOTAL WAR GAME ! but empire total war is good but every total war game was good :)
total war shogun 2
Yes there will be Rome total war 2 (Total war Rome total war2) in 2013
Total war means NOTHING is held back. If a combatant has nukes...he uses them. That's total war. WWII was total war. Total normally equals victory or defeat.
The last TOTAL war was WWII.
Total war: Rome 2
A battle doesn't make a War a total war: total war is when you devote all your resources to a war. In the Civil War, Americans rationed things but didn't give them up completely: this is a form of Total War that isn't harmful to the advancement of the people after the war. Petersburg was a total battle. Trench warfare, massive artillery, tens of thousands dead. This made the battle a total war battle but didn't make the war a total war.
Total war was General Sherman's strategy. He was to use total war to destroy the resources of the south. I am also a civil war expert so you can trust my answer.
This question is too vague. Please resubmit your question with more specifics about Italy and total war. World War 2 was a total war for Italy.
Total War originated during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with its development. Total War was also used in the American Civil War and World War I & II.