Talk:List of military strategies

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This is a list of military tactics, rather than military strategies. Military strategies are focussed on achieving geopolitical goals, rather than actual battlefield goals. Even though an actual "list" would be hard to compile and subjective because the strategy depends on the moment (and is thus unique), one could argue to compile a list more like: - Inavasion - Blockade - Scorched earth et cetera.

Operations like ambush, charge, human wave attack, and arguably most others that are currently on this list, would definately NOT be strategies, but tactics.

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You're right. Whoever originally put this page together didn't understand the difference between strategy and tactics. Lots of things are missing (Where's static defence? That's the reason I came to this page,) and lots of this currently on the list shouldn't be there, (Ambush? Strategy is supposed to be how an entire army fights its battles.) The Bryce (talk) 04:23, 27 December 2007 (UTC)