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Tom Anderson Cutlery - Pantera Claw
Masterfully Crafted this masterpiece captures the imagination in a truly awe-inspiring collectors piece. Pantera has four fingerholes which allow for a very comfortable grip which is nicely attained with the use of black/grey woodgrain styled composite grips. The handpiece is crafted in steel with a dull finish and measures approximately 5 in. wide.



The eye-catching claw-blades each measure approximately 8.5 in. long and are wickedly shaped. They are crafted of 440 stainless steel and are razor sharp!



Also included is a black painted wood wall plaque which comes assembled and proudly and securely displays this treasure.

Price: 34.09



Sword of Darkness by Kit Rae

The Sword of Darkness

The original version of the first Sword of the Ancients featuring intricately detailed cast metal handles and tempered stainless steel blades. Each sword comes with an 18" x 24" art print Vaelen Confronts Darkness.

Specifications:




Overall Length: 36"


Blade Material: 420 J2 stainless steel false-edged.


Blade Thickness: 3/16"


Handle Material: Cast metal antique silver plated finish ABS grip rat-tail tang construction. Black simulated granite grip.


Blade Length: 25-1/2"


List Price - $173.99

This is an officially licensed product of United Cutlery.
Price: 70.39



Leviathan - Includes Plaque


Leviathan

Unlock the secrets of Atlantis with the Leviathan the blade used to slay the mythical sea monster. Features a solid metal handle and a fantasy-styled blade engraved with the story of the mighty LeviathanOs defeat in a sacred language of the ancient Atlanteans. Includes wall plaque with mounting hardware instructions.

Specifications:




Overall Length: 14-1/2"


Blade Length: 7-3/4"


Blade Thickness: 3/16"


Blade Material: 420 J2 stainless steel single-edged.


Handle Material: Cast aluminum push tang.


Plaque: 16-1/8" x 5-1/16" wood lacquered finish.


List Price - $73.99

Price: 54.99



Elexorien - Sword of War by Kit Rae
Kit Rae
presents


Elexorien - Sword of War

Designed by fantasy artist Kit Raea this deluxe version of the sword features a fantasy-styled stainless steel blade with intricately detailed scrollwork and cast metal handles with an antique silver plated finish and gold-tone highlights.

Each sword includes an 18" x 24" art print "Vaelen Confronts Darkness II." These adult collectible swords are branded with the designer's trademark and includes a new chapter in "The Tale of the Swords of the Ancients" printed on parchment paper.

UC1240 Elexorien - Sword of War

Forged with the talisman symbol of Akeron the horned spider holding a symbolic drop of poison venom on its cross guard. Queen Vaelen used the power of Elexorien to unite the great lords of the realm against the Black Legion.

Simulated black ivory fluted grip.






Overall Length: 38-1/8"


Blade Length: 28-1/8"


Blade Thickness: 5/32"


Blade Material: 420 J2 stainless steel false-edged.


Handle Material: Cast metal antique silver plated finish gold tone highlights rat-tail tang construction. Remailer box.

List Price - $173.99



This is an officially licensed product of United Cutlery.


Price: 82.49



Mini Sting Sword- Lord Of The Rings
Miniature Sting Sword



A magical sword given to Frodo Baggins by his cousin Bilbo the original Ringbearer. It is up to Frodo and the chosen Fellowship to cast the Ring back into the fires of Mount Doom where it was originally forged and destroy it once and for all.



Bilbo gives Sting a sword made by Elves in the ancient days to Frodo to serve him on his harrowing journey. Bilbo carried Sting with him when he originally acquired the Ring from Gollum.

Sting's blade glows when Orcs the violent footsoldiers of Sauron are present.

Engraved on the blade and cross guard are runes in the Elven language of

Sindarin that say "Maegnas is my name I am the spider's bane."





Mini Sting Sword Specs (1/3 Scale):








Overall Length: 6-7/8"


Blade Length: 4-3/4"


Blade Thickness: 1/8"


Blade Material: Tempered 420 J2 stainless steel with laser-etched Elven runes design false-edged.


Handle Material:Cast metal with an antique finish handgrip with Elven vine design rat-tail tang construction.


Display: 3-3/4" x 3" x 2-1/2" cold cast porcelain base with a hand painted finish and brass shield.


List Price - $44.99













THE LORD OF THE RINGS



With over 100 million copies sold in over 40 languages millions have grown up with The Lord of the Rings the classic epic tale considered by millions to be the greatest fantasy-adventure story ever told. J.R.R. Tolkien's phenomenal epic trilogy chronicles the struggle between good and evil for possession of a magical ring.

The book trilogy named the most popular book of the 20th Century is the motion picture event of the 21st Century. The Lord of the Rings is presented in a trilogy of feature films from New Line Cinema beginning with the blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring and continuing with the 2nd film The Two Towers to be released December 2002.

A work of sheer invention on a staggering scale The Lord of the Rings takes us back to Middle-earth an era that predates written history where humans share the world with immortal elves powerful wizards and industrious dwarves.



THE SWORDS

United Cutlery the industry leader in movie knife reproductions has been awarded the license to reproduce swords from all three films. United has meticulously reproduced the actual prop swords using only the finest grade materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Each sword is presented with a wood wall plaque and a certificate of authenticity.

C2002 New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved. The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of The Ring and the characters and the places therein The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved.








Price: 34.09



Mini Glamdring Sword - Lord of the Rings


Miniature Glamdring Sword





United Cutlery presents Glamdring the collectible reproduction sword featured in the Lord of the Rings films. It is an ancient sword carried by Gandalf the Grey who is an old but powerful wizard and friend to Frodo Baggins.

Glamdring a magical sword glows in the presence of an enemy and it serves Gandalf in his mission to aid the Fellowship of the Ring.

It was made by ancient Elves and is inscribed with runes in the Elven language that say the sword was forged for Turgon the King of Gondolin.





Mini Glamdring Sword Specs (1/5 scale):






Overall Length: 9-1/2"


Blade Length: 7-1/8"


Blade Thickness: 1/8"


Blade Material: Tempered 420 J2 stainless steel false-edged.


Handle Material: Cast metal with an antique finish crossguard is engraved with Elven runes handgrip with blue finish rat-tail

tang construction.




Display: 3-3/4" x 3" x 2-1/2" cold cast porcelain base with a hand painted finish and brass shield.


List Price - $44.99







THE LORD OF THE RINGS



With over 100 million copies sold in over 40 languages millions have grown up with The Lord of the Rings the classic epic tale considered by millions to be the greatest fantasy-adventure story ever told. J.R.R. Tolkien's phenomenal epic trilogy chronicles the struggle between good and evil for possession of a magical ring.

The book trilogy named the most popular book of the 20th Century is the motion picture event of the 21st Century. The Lord of the Rings is presented in a trilogy of feature films from New Line Cinema beginning with the blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring and continuing with the 2nd film The Two Towers to be released December 2002.

A work of sheer invention on a staggering scale The Lord of the Rings takes us back to Middle-earth an era that predates written history where humans share the world with immortal elves powerful wizards and industrious dwarves.



THE SWORDS

United Cutlery the industry leader in movie knife reproductions has been awarded the license to reproduce swords from all three films. United has meticulously reproduced the actual prop swords using only the finest grade materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Each sword is presented with a wood wall plaque and a certificate of authenticity.

C2002 New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved. The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of The Ring and the characters and the places therein The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved.






Price: 34.09



Mini Witchking Sword - Lord Of The Rings
Miniature Witchking Sword



This evil and ancient sword is wielded by the Witchking leader of the nine Ringwraiths the indestructible and relentless shadow servants of Sauron. They were once mortal kings of men that Sauron corrupted with his Ring of Power.



The Witchking's sword was built by armourers of the dark land of Mordor under the command of their evil master Sauron.





Mini Witchking Sword Specs (1/5 Scale):








Overall Length: 10-7/8"


Blade Length: 7-7/8"


Blade Thickness: 1/8"


Blade Material: Acid-etched tempered 420 J2 stainless steel false-edged.


Handle Material: Cast metal with an antique finish engraved detailed designs handgrip with black finish rat-tail tang construction.


Display: 3-3/4" x 3" x 2-1/2" cold cast porcelain base with a hand painted finish and brass shield.


List Price - $44.99













THE LORD OF THE RINGS



With over 100 million copies sold in over 40 languages millions have grown up with The Lord of the Rings the classic epic tale considered by millions to be the greatest fantasy-adventure story ever told. J.R.R. Tolkien's phenomenal epic trilogy chronicles the struggle between good and evil for possession of a magical ring.

The book trilogy named the most popular book of the 20th Century is the motion picture event of the 21st Century. The Lord of the Rings is presented in a trilogy of feature films from New Line Cinema beginning with the blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring and continuing with the 2nd film The Two Towers to be released December 2002.

A work of sheer invention on a staggering scale The Lord of the Rings takes us back to Middle-earth an era that predates written history where humans share the world with immortal elves powerful wizards and industrious dwarves.



THE SWORDS

United Cutlery the industry leader in movie knife reproductions has been awarded the license to reproduce swords from all three films. United has meticulously reproduced the actual prop swords using only the finest grade materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Each sword is presented with a wood wall plaque and a certificate of authenticity.

C2002 New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved. The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of The Ring and the characters and the places therein The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved.








Price: 34.09



Cretaceous Bowie by United Cutlery

Relic Series - Cretaceous Bowie

The newest member to the Relic Series is the Cretaceous Bowie patterned after a dinosaur with horns and armor from the Cretaceous Era.

Features include an intricately detailed skull guard with horns and claw pommel. Includes a solid wood display stand.

Specifications:




OVERALL LENGTH: 12-7/8"


BLADE LENGTH: 7"


BLADE THICKNESS: 3/16"


BLADE MATERIAL: 420 J2 stainless steel single-edged. handle


MATERIAL: Cast aluminum fossilized bone finish. display: 5-1/4" x 12-5/8" x 3-3/4" solid wood instructions included.


LIST PRICE: $71.49

Design C2002 United Cutlery Corp.
Price: 78.09



Sting Scabbard- Lord Of The Rings

Sting

Scabbard





Authentically detailed reproduction of the actual prop scabbard

prominently featured in the Lord of the Rings trilogy of feature films presented by New

Line Cinema. Frodo carried Sting in its scabbard on his harrowing journey to

cast the ring back into the fires of Mount Doom and destroy it once and for all

(sword not included).

UC1300 Sting Scabbard:




Overall Length: 17-3/8"


Scabbard Material: Solid metal collar and tip antiqued metal finish

Elven vine design genuine leather wrap.


LIST: $73.99



About The Sting Sword:

A magical

sword given to Frodo Baggins by his cousin Bilbo the original Ringbearer. It is

up to Frodo and the chosen Fellowship to cast the Ring back into the fires of

Mount Doom where it was originally forged and destroy it once and for all.





Bilbo gives

Sting a sword made by Elves in the ancient days to Frodo to serve him on his

harrowing journey. Bilbo carried Sting with him when he originally acquired the

Ring from Gollum.


Sting's blade

glows when Orcs the violent footsoldiers of Sauron are present.


Engraved on

the blade and cross guard are runes in the Elven language of
Sindarin that

say "Maegnas is my name I am the spider's bane."



THE LORD OF

THE RINGS

With over 100 million copies sold in over 40 languages millions have

grown up with The Lord of the Rings the classic epic tale considered by millions to be the greatest fantasy-adventure

story ever told. J.R.R. Tolkien's phenomenal epic trilogy chronicles the

struggle between good and evil for possession of a magical ring.


The book trilogy named the most popular book of the 20th Century is

the motion picture event of the 21st Century. The Lord of the Rings is presented

in a trilogy of feature films from New Line Cinema beginning with the

blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring and continuing with the 2nd film The

Two Towers to be released December 2002.


A work of sheer invention on a staggering scale The Lord of the

Rings takes us back to Middle-earth an era that predates written history where

humans share the world with immortal elves powerful wizards and industrious

dwarves.



THE

SWORDS


United Cutlery the industry leader in movie knife reproductions has

been awarded the license to reproduce swords from all three films. United has

meticulously reproduced the actual prop swords using only the finest grade

materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Each sword is presented with

a wood wall plaque and a certificate of authenticity.

C2002 New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved. The Lord of the

Rings The Fellowship of The Ring and the characters and the places therein The

Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line

Productions Inc. All rights reserved.














Price: 54.99



LoTR - Sword of Strider Scabbard
The Lord of the Rings: Strider's Sword Scabbard

Limited Edition: Only 5000 Pieces WORLDWIDE!

Straight out of the movies comes this beautifully crafted replica scabbard as used by Aragorn the heroic ranger from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The piece is wrapped in genunine green leather with antiqued silver metal and brass finished trimmings. Securely housed in the scabbard is also a stainless steel hunting knife with a rich wooden handle capped with a silver stainless steel pommel trimmed with brass as well as a brass bolster. The single-edged blade is approximately 6 1/2" long. The scabbard is approximately 40" in length.
Price: 131.99



Staff of Saruman - Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: Staff of Saruman

This authentically detailed staff is a reproduction of the one carried by Saruman and prominently featured in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy presented by New Line Cinema. This movie replica piece has been meticulously recreated using the finest grade materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality available.

This exquisite staff measures a full 76 1/8 inches in length and is constructed of solid metal. The crown cradles a leaded glass crystal ball with frosted etchings.

Includes an antique iron finished wall mount with embossed designs and a parchment certificate of authenticity.
Price: 164.99



United Cutlery Sir Gawaine Dagger
The seventh edition in the Legends In Steel Collection a series of historically inspired designs of medieval European period blades is the dagger and signet ring of the mythical Sir Gawaine who was King Arthur's nephew and one of the Knights of the Round Table. This classic dagger features intricately detailed cast metal parts with an antique silver plated finish and a leather-wrapped grip. The pommel and signet ring both feature matching seals. Includes a certificate of authenticity and a wood display stand with signet ring holder.





Overall Length: 15 5/16"


Blade: 9 3/4 "


Blade Thickness: 5/32"


Blade Material: 420 stainless steel double-edged milled blood groove on both sides.


Display: 5-3/4" x 5-3/8" x 4-7/8" wood includes hardware instructions.
Includes: Certificate of Authenticity Wooden Display Stand & Signet Ring

Price: 62.69


Blade's Deadly Glaive



This is the authentic reproduction of the glaive used by Blade the dark hero in Marvel Comic's story of the same name. The deadly glaive is a dual-bladed weapon which Blade throws to slay vampires en masse. The glaive is a striking piece for any collection with a mirror polished finish and razor sharp edges. It can be folded down in half due to a lock-swivel hinge for easy storage. It is packaged with a eye-catching plaque that can be both wall-mounted and displayed on a desktop.

Blade is a "day walker" a half-breed vampire able to roam the world even in daylight which is fatal for regular vampires. He uses this ability to seek out and destroy full-bred vampires which prey on the masses regularly.

Get your authentic Blade: "Glaive" today!




Overall Length(unfolded): 9 3/4"


Blade Thickness: 1/8 "


Blade Material: Double-edged stainless steel


Handle Material: Cast metal "handle" with silver decorations and black finish background.


Stand: approx. 10 5/8" L x 3/4" W x 7 1/2" H. Includes "Blade" Decorative Insignia and mounting hardware

Blade is a trademark and copyright of Marvel Characters Inc. C 2000

Price: 91.29



Marble Red Katana Super Set

KATANA SUPER SET w/STAND

These are beautiful swords and are well made. Each sword has a hardwood RED with Black brush finished scabbards. The end caps and hilt are dark silver steel with a decorated design. The black cord wrappings nicely match the scabbard colors.

The sword lengths are 21 inch 31 inch and 40 inch.

The base of the stand is 12-1/2 inches wide and 12 inches high and is constructed of solid wood with a high gloss black finish.

Price: 47.29



Dell Monte Mixed Vegetable Diversion Safe
Recommended by Law Enforcement agencies around the world! Place container anywhere! Take them with you on vacation Place them in the house ... anywhere!! Your cash / valuables could not be safer then in these diversion safes. Contains no Dell Monte product.
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Neck Support Pillow - Burgundy/Wine
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War

War is the reciprocal and violent application of force between hostile political entities aimed at bringing about a desired political end-state via armed conflict. In his seminal work, On War, Carl Von Clausewitz calls war the "continuation of political intercourse, carried on with other means."[1] War is an interaction in which two or more militaries have a “struggle of wills”.[2] When qualified as a civil war, it is a dispute inherent to a given society, and its nature is in the conflict over modes of governance rather than sovereignty. War is not considered to be the same as mere occupation, murder or genocide because of the reciprocal nature of the violent struggle, and the organized nature of the units involved.

War is also a cultural entity, and its practice is not linked to any single type of political organisation or society. Rather, as discussed by John Keegan in his “History Of Warfare”, war is a universal phenomenon whose form and scope is defined by the society that wages it. [3] The conduct of war extends along a continuum, from the almost universal tribal warfare that began well before recorded human history, to wars between city states, nations, or empires. A group of combatants and their support is called an army on land, a navy at sea, and air force in the air. Wars may be prosecuted simultaneously in one or more different theatres. Within each theatre, there may be one or more consecutive military campaigns. A military campaign includes not only fighting but also intelligence, troop movements, supplies, propaganda, and other components. Continuous conflict is traditionally called a battle, although this terminology is not always fed to conflicts involving aircraft, missiles or bombs alone, in the absence of ground troops or naval forces.

War is not limited to the human species, as ants engage in massive intra-species conflicts which might be termed warfare. It is theorized that other species also engage in similar behavior, although this is not well documented. [4][5][6]

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Main article: History of war

Some believe war has always been with us; others stress the lack of clear evidence that war is not in our prehistoric past, and the fact that many peaceful, non-military societies have and still do exist.


Originally, war likely consisted of small-scale raiding. Since the rise of the state some 5000 years ago, military activity has occurred over much of the globe. The advent of gunpowder and the acceleration of technological advances led to modern warfare.

Since the close of the Vietnam War, the ideas expounded by the Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) have come to thoroughly permeate American military writing, doctrinal, theoretical, and historical. His book On War, first published (as Vom Kriege) in 1832, was adopted as a key text at the Naval War College in 1976, the Air War College in 1978, the Army War College in 1981. It has always been central at the U.S. Army's School for Advanced Military Studies at Leavenworth (founded in 1983). The U.S. Marine Corps's brilliant little philosophical field manual FMFM 1: Warfighting (1989) is essentially a distillation of On War, and the newer Marine Corps Doctrinal Publications (MCDPs, c.1997) are equally reflective of Clausewitz's basic concepts.*1

This is not the first time Clausewitz has been in fashion. Indeed, On War has been the bible of many thoughtful soldiers ever since Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke attributed to its guidance his stunning victories in the wars of German unification (1864, 1866, 1870-71). Nor is it the first time that individual American soldiers and military thinkers have been attracted by his ideas: George Patton, Albert Wedemeyer, and—especially—Dwight Eisenhower were intensely interested in what he had to say.

It is, however, the first time that the American armed forces as institutions have turned to Clausewitz. While the philosopher had insisted that war was "simply the expression of politics by other means," the traditional attitude of American soldiers had been that "politics and strategy are radically and fundamentally things apart. Strategy begins where politics end. All that soldiers ask is that once the policy is settled, strategy and command shall be regarded as being in a sphere apart from politics."*2 The sudden acceptability of Clausewitz in the wake of Vietnam is not difficult to account for, for among the major military theorists only Clausewitz seriously struggled with the sort of dilemma that American military leaders faced in the aftermath of their defeat. Clearly, in what had come to be called in scathing terms a "political war," the political and military components of the American war effort had come unstuck. It ran against the grain of America's military men to criticize elected civilian leaders, but it was just as difficult to take the blame upon themselves. Clausewitz's analysis could not have been more relevant:

The more powerful and inspiring the motives for war,... the more closely will the military aims and the political objects of war coincide, and the more military and less political will war appear to be. On the other hand, the less intense the motives, the less will the military element's natural tendency to violence coincide with political directives. As a result, war will be driven further from its natural course, the political object will be more and more at variance with the aim of ideal war, and the conflict will seem increasingly political in character.*3

When people talk, as they often do, about harmful political influence on the management of war, they are not really saying what they mean. Their quarrel should be with the policy itself, not with its influence.

Vom Kriege (IPA[fɔm ˈkʁiːgə]) is a book on war and military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz, written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, and published posthumously by his wife in 1832. It has been translated into English several times as On War. On War is actually an unfinished work; Clausewitz had set about revising his accumulated manuscripts in 1827, but did not live to finish the task. His wife eventually compiled all the work and the final two chapters Clausewitz never finished.

On War is one of the first books on modern military strategy. This is mainly due to Clausewitz' integration of politics and social and economic issues as some of the most important factors in deciding the outcomes of a war. It is one of the most important treatises on strategy ever written, and is prescribed at various military academies to this day.

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Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian officer among those baffled by how the armies of the French Revolution and Napoleon had changed the nature of war through their ability to motivate the populace and thus unleash war on a greater scale than had previously been the case in Europe. Clausewitz was well educated and had a strong interest in art, science, and education, but he was a professional soldier who spent a considerable part of his life fighting against Napoleon. There is no doubt that the insights he gained from his experiences, combined with a solid grasp of European history, provided much of the raw material for the book. On War represents the compilation of his most cogent observations.

Note: Clausewitz states that Napoleon's tactics were not revolutionary at all and that Napoleonic Warfare did not change anything greatly in military history. The technology of weaponry for the most part remained static, and new strategies weren't developed, but rather Napoleon refurbished old ones, mixing them into one grand strategy.

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The book contains a wealth of historical examples used to illustrate its various concepts. Frederick II of Prussia (the Great) figures prominently for having made very efficient use of the limited forces at his disposal. Napoleon also is a central figure.

Among many strands of thought, three stand out as essential to Clausewitz' concept:

  • War must never be seen as a purpose to itself, but as a means of physically forcing one's will on an opponent ("War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means."[1]).
  • The military objectives in war that support one's political objectives fall into two broad types: "war to achieve limited aims" and war to "disarm” the enemy: “to render [him] politically helpless or militarily impotent."
  • The course of war will tend to favor the party employing more force and resources (a notion extended by Germany's leaders in World War One into "total war"—the pursuit of complete military victory regardless of the political consequences).

Military strategy is a national defence policy implemented by military organisations to pursue desired strategic goals.[1] Derived from the Greek strategos, strategy when it appeared in use during the 18th century[2], was seen in its narrow sense as the "art of the general"[3], 'the art of arrangement' of troops.[4] Military strategy deals with the planning and conduct of campaigns, the movement and disposition of forces, and the deception of the enemy. The father of modern strategic study, Carl von Clausewitz, defined military strategy as "the employment of battles to gain the end of war." Liddell Hart's definition put less emphasis on battles, defining strategy as "the art of distributing and applying military means to fulfil the ends of policy" Hence, both gave the pre-eminence to political aims over military goals, ensuring civilian control of the military.

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"You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war." Napoleon Bonaparte

Military strategy is the plan and execution of the contest between very large groups of armed adversaries. It involves each opponent's diplomatic, informational, military, and economic resources wielded against the other's resources to gain supremacy or reduce the opponent's will to fight. It is a principle tool to secure the national interest. A contemporary military strategy is developed via military science. [5] It is as old as society itself. It is a subdiscipline of warfare and of foreign policy. In comparison, grand strategy is that strategy of the largest of organizations which are currently the nation state, confederation, or international alliances. Military strategy has its origins before the Battle of the Ten Kings and will endure through the space age. It is larger in perspective than military tactics which is the disposition and maneuver of units on a particular sea or battlefield.[6]

[edit] Background

Military strategy in the 19th century was still viewed as one of a trivium of "arts" or "sciences" that govern the conduct of warfare; the others being tactics, the execution of plans and manœuvering of forces in battle, and logistics, the maintenance of an army. The view had prevailed since the Roman times, and the borderline between strategy and tactics at this time was blurred, and sometimes categorization of a decision is a matter of almost personal opinion. Carnot, during the French Revolutionary Wars thought it simply involved concentration of troops.[7]

The Battle of Siffin, illustration from a 19th century manuscript by Muhammad Rafi Bazil.

Strategy and tactics are closely related and exist on the same continuum.

 

 

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