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Counter-attack

HAS your enemy force’s ammunition supply been depleted? Are they becoming exhausted and having their number reduced by casualties? Yes? Then it’s time you mounted a counter-attack.
The sudden shock of this unexpected retaliation could send your enemy reeling and push them right back to their start line, perhaps even breaking their morale completely. Used from ancient China to the modern theatre of war, the counter-attack hands the initiative back to the defender and can cause serious problems for the attacking force. Logistics and intelligence gathering become difficult for the attackers while the counter-offensive allows the defending force to dominate operations again. A counter-attack can also have a psychological effect on an attacker, rendering any superiority in numbers and equipment irrelevant.

how to win coverTaken from How To Win on the Battlefield: The 25 Key Tactics of All Time by Rob Johnson, Michael Whitby and John France. This book offers case studies of the strategies that have achieved victory on battlefields throughout time. Backed up by real-life examples from around the globe, it demonstrates how certain tactical concepts have stood the test of time. Published by Thames & Hudson and priced at £16.95, it will be released on April 19.

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