Re: Best Military Strategy of its Time
1)Define arms. - Arms is easy really - its weapons. In the case of modern usage of the term its means weapon types and systemsOriginally Posted by Advo-san
2)Define combined.- just what the word implies - a combination of types of forces.
3)Define warfare. - again easy - where two opposing forces meet using violence to settle the issue.
4)Define modern. - that one gets tricky - most historians define modern as sometime after the Industrial Revolution. The exact date seems to move around based upon what area of history you are refering to.
From Wikipedia
Modern warfare is a complex affair, involving the widespread use of highly adavanced technology. As a term, it is normally taken as referring to conflicts involving one or more first world powers, within the modern electronic era. However, this is not to say that third world countries do not also engage in war, although they are more prone to the use of low-tech weaponry and guerilla tactics. This complex subject can be broken down and divided into a variety of categories and subcategories
and again from Wikipedia
Early modern warfare is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive. It begins, in Europe and the Middle East, during the middle of the fifteenth century and lasts until the end of the eighteenth century.
The current understanding of early modern warfare comes from the works of Michael Roberts who argued that a military revolution occurred in the sixteenth century that forever changed warfare, and society in general. Since he wrote in the 1950s his narrative has been augmented and challenged by other scholars. When exactly the revolution occurred is debated, and whether it was revolution or a slow transformation is also discussed.
So do you pet Alexander a lot
Alexander does not fit into the defination of modern warfare - no matter how one attempts to state it.
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