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Envelopment is the military tactic of seizing objectives in the enemy's rear with the goal of destroying specific enemy forces and denying them the ability to withdraw. Rather than attacking an enemy head-on, as in a frontal assault , an envelopment seeks to exploit the enemy's flanks , attacking them from multiple directions and avoiding where ...
A full pincer movement leads to the attacking army facing the enemy in front, on both flanks, and in the rear. If attacking pincers link up in the enemy's rear, the enemy is encircled. Such battles often end in surrender or destruction of the enemy force, but the encircled force can try to break out. They can attack the encirclement from the ...
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The Battle of Marathon, an example of the double-envelopment, a form of flanking maneuver. In military tactics, a flanking maneuver is a movement of an armed force around an enemy force's side, or flank, to achieve an advantageous position over it. [1]
A military exercise, training exercise, maneuver (manoeuvre), or war game is the employment of military resources in training for military operations. Military exercises are conducted to explore the effects of warfare or test tactics and strategies without actual combat .
D E P A R T M E N T O F S T A T E September 5, 2007 2 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Table of Contents SECTION SLIDE Highlights 1. Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgents 2. Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance
A strategic victory is a victory that brings long-term advantage to the victor and disturbs the enemy's ability to wage a war. When historians speak of a victory in general, they usually refer to a strategic victory. [1]
The culminating point in military strategy is the point at which a military force is no longer able to perform its operations. [1]On the offensive, the culminating point marks the time when the attacking force can no longer continue its advance, because of supply problems, the opposing force, or the need for rest. [2]