Military Training Articles

Quick Time
Being at a halt, to march forward in quick time: 1. F...

Alignments
To align the squad, the base file or files having bee...

The Rain Elves
The Rain Elf children had been shut up in their hous...

To March To The Rear
Being in march: 1. To the rear, 2. MARCH. At the c...

Military Maps
Definition. A military map is a drawing made to repre...

The Actual Defense
Let us suppose now that our battalion, occupying this...

The Frogs And The Fairies
In a pond in a dell lived a big family of frogs, and...

What To Do On Your Arrival
There is a general rule of procedure to follow in rep...

Outposts
The size and disposition of the outpost will depend u...

Some General Hints
Clear and decisive orders are the logical result of d...

The Difference Between Strategy And Tactics

Strategy is generalship in its broadest conception. A strategist
conceives and projects campaigns. He determines where armies and navies
are to be sent. He is not concerned with the handling or manoeuvers of
armies and fleets. He turns over those details to tacticians. He is the
master mind, far removed, generally, from the battle line, who picks up
an army or fleet here, and puts it there.

Tactics is the act and science of disposing (arranging) armies and
fleets in order for battle. A tactical commander (tactician) solves
local details.

Strategy pertains to conception, to policy; tactics, to technique.

The great General Staff in Washington inaugurates the problems to be
solved (strategy), and details commanders (tacticians) to solve them.





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