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A war of attrition is a war in which both sides suffer intermittent, but light casualties, making terrific gains in territory, but simply trying to "bleed the enemy as black as my soul" before their own navy's are decapitated by these intermittent losses.
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Situation where each side in a war tries to wear down the other by constant attacks?
war of attrition
Why was the money spent during world war 1?
The First World War was so costly because of the amount of ammunition and shells used. When it settled down into trench warfare, it rapidly became a war of attrition.
What were the limitations that were applied to your American soldiers in Vietnam that were not applied during a total war such as World War 2?
The troops had to wear condoms in sexual congress.
Jefferson Davis wanted to fight a war of attrition in which the South would?
The North wanted to fight a war of attrition which basically means they would just use their greater population to do as much damage as possible to the South. The South had a smaller population and therefore would have found it quite difficult to fight a war of attrition.
Explian what a war attrition mean?
Vietnam was a war of attrition. Kill as many communists as possible. The communists in turn, will try to do the same to us. He that kills the most wins the war. The measuring device was the "Body Count." The tactic used was "Search and Destroy." Vietnam War: 1. Strategy-Attrition 2. Tactics-Search and Destroy 3. Result (add em up)-Body Count
What is The war of attrition's relation to ww1?
A war of attrition, in general, is a war with high casualities but little territorial gain. The most famous war of attrition is the conflict on the Western Front in France during World War I.
What is war of attrition as applied to World War2?
a war of attrition means a slow-moving war which takes place in the trenches. it is trench warfare. neither side leaves their trench and enemies are slowly picked off. the conditions in the trenches were horrible and neither side knew how to deal with trench war fare, therefore the was goes VERY slow.
Situation where each side in a war tries to wear down the other by constant attacks?
war of attrition
Why was war of attrition important?
World War II was called the War of Attrition because by its definition it required that it was fought defensively meaning not fought on American soil. This means that there was little damage to the US.
If the cold war was not actually a war then what was it?
It was attritional or a 'War of Attrition' .
When was War of Attrition - album - created?
War of Attrition - album - was created on 2007-03-06.
What sentence can you make with the word attrition?
It was a war of attrition.
What is the war strategy called when each side wears down the opponent with constant attacks in World War 1?
Attrition.
What is the war called when a country go all out?
War of total attrition
Who won the War of Attrition?
The " War of Attrition" is not a war that can be won by either side. The War of Attrition is a battle strategy in which the side on the offensive, launches several non-stop advances in hopes of wearing down the enemy (causing fatigue, running out of ammo, men or supplies etc.)
Why was the money spent during world war 1?
The First World War was so costly because of the amount of ammunition and shells used. When it settled down into trench warfare, it rapidly became a war of attrition.
What type of fighting developed among the western front in world war 1 causing both sides to be locked in year for an end?
War of attrition
