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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.
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∙ 10y agoThe 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.
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∙ 11y agoA total war is a war that is unrestricted in terms of weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued.
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∙ 14y agoThe objective of a "Total War" is to destroy all of the enemies armies, destroy the enemies economy, and to destroy all the enemies resources.
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∙ 11y agoTo capture all of their rubber chickens
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Who invented total war?
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.
What are the factors that lead to total war?
Factors leading from limited to total war
When did the total war begin and end?
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.
What 3 things does total war mean?
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.
Was the Mexican Revolution a total or limited war?
total
What is a sentence for total war?
They were in the total war.
Is the Civil War a total war?
no total war is when peoples will is destroyed.
Which game is better Lord of the Rings total war or empire total war?
THERE WAS NEVER A LORD OF THE RINGS TOTAL WAR GAME ! but empire total war is good but every total war game was good :)
Which is better medieval total war 2 or shogun total war?
total war shogun 2
Is Rome total war 2 out?
Yes there will be Rome total war 2 (Total war Rome total war2) in 2013
What did total war do?
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.
Was Iraq war considered a total war?
The last TOTAL war was WWII.
What is the next total war game going to be after shogun 2 total war?
Total war: Rome 2
What were some battles of the American Civil War that made it a total war?
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.
How did total war relate to the Civil 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.
Total war Italy?
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.
Who invented total war?
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.
