Combat changed to jungle fighting in Vietnam. The USA was equipped to meet the enemy head on and pound them into submission.
- US forces were unable to obtain a single decisive victory during the Civil War and WWI.- The numerical superiority possessed by the US always ensured victory through attrition.- American public opinion did not support the use of an annihilation strategy.x Attrition was a more cost effective means of waging war compared to annihilation. [doubt it]
Strategically, General Grant was pursuing attrition rather than annihilation of the Confederacy. Based on the way the war had turned out, it was clear that the decisive battle of annihilation was not going to end the war.
War of total attrition
Annual attrition is the actual attrition rate for a year or a period of years. Annualized attrition would be an extrapolation based on the portion of a year (for example, take the actual attrition for 6 months and double it to arrive at an annualized attrition rate).
Attrition is a normal erosion over time. In sales, customers will move away or go out of business or simply not need your product any longer.
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.
It was a war of attrition.
Celebration of Annihilation was created in 1996.
Total Annihilation happened in 1997.
"Annihilation" by Jeff VanderMeer has for around 195 pages.
Attrition of the enemy, with body counts.
Balanced Annihilation