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were designed not to take the city but rather to destroy the
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Athenians, who were weaker in land warfare during the
3292:"Airstrikes turn Libya conflict into battle of attrition"
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10.1130/0016-7606(1957)68[47:MGITUS]2.0.CO;2
3096:"Bleary-Eyed Troops Fight a Building at a Time in Syria"
2618:, the Russian military adopted a strategy of attrition.
32:"War of attrition" redirects here. For other uses, see
2975:"Ukraine war in maps: Tracking the Russian invasion"
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3116:"Erich von Falkenhayn on the Battle of Verdun"
2340:, employed attrition warfare using their navy.
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2891:"The War in Ukraine Is Just Getting Started"
2497:The "Long War" during the Provisional IRA's
2351:(surnamed "Cunctator", the delayer) against
2285:. Hundreds of thousands of people have been
2247:, which took place throughout most of 1916.
2199:Minard's map of French casualties, see also
2121:called it the exhaustion of the adversary.
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2821:J. Boone Bartholomees Jr. (Spring 2010).
2596:against the Moroccan Army (2020–present).
2281:Ukrainian soldier in a trench during the
5184:List of military strategies and concepts
3236:. Oxford University Press. p. 734.
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992:List of military strategies and concepts
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3196:Geological Society of America Bulletin
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2364:campaign against the Nizaris of Alamut
2331:European Scythian campaign of Darius I
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2274:between June 1915 and November 1917.
2105:. Attrition warfare does not include
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3001:"Russia's Protracted War in Ukraine"
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2220:resulted in over 700,000 casualties.
2169:Animated map of the Russian campaign
5644:Idealism in international relations
3258:Merriam Webster Dictionary (2021).
3053:Scahill, Jeremy (7 February 2024).
2441:in the Atlantic and Pacific during
3034:Melman, Yossi (14 December 2023).
2581:(2011–present), in particular the
2460:in World War II, including Soviet
2406:Attrition warfare against Napoleon
2251:later claimed that his tactics at
2201:Attrition warfare against Napoleon
2130:attrition warfare against Napoleon
25:
2889:Hussain, Murtaza (9 March 2023).
2473:, and the final two years of the
2391:The American strategy during the
2370:Second Mongol invasion of Hungary
2349:Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
34:War of attrition (disambiguation)
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3152:. Psychology Press. p. 80.
2616:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2501:against the British Army during
2432:The Chinese strategy during the
2236:running from Switzerland to the
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2749:Merriam Webster Dictionary 2021
3176:"Attrition (Military science)"
2555:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
2546:(1991–1992 and 1995), and the
1:
3076:Clausewitz, Carl von (1873).
2583:Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
2538:(1991–2001): especially the
2524:Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
2449:Air battle for Great Britain
2329:Scythian tactics during the
5166:Operational manoeuvre group
3146:Handel, Michael I. (2003).
3094:DiGiovanni, Janine (2012).
1485:Military–industrial complex
964:Operational manoeuvre group
5757:
5599:Peace and conflict studies
5488:Infantry fighting vehicles
4027:Front; Russian land forces
3055:"Netanyahu's War on Truth"
2693:Flypaper theory (strategy)
2451:in World War II after the
2397:The latter portion of the
2393:American Revolutionary War
2386:Swedish invasion of Russia
2181:and won the war without a
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5654:International cooperation
4624:Combat information center
4085:Infantry fighting vehicle
3867:Unified combatant command
3274:Murray, Nicholas (2021).
3230:McPherson, James (1988).
2425:The latter stages of the
2419:The later battles of the
2410:French invasion of Russia
2304:post hoc ergo propter hoc
2175:French invasion of Russia
1549:Loss-of-strength gradient
406:Combat information center
5569:Lists of wars by country
5011:List of military tactics
4129:Self-propelled artillery
4017:Special units by nation:
3460:Protocols and structure:
2823:"The Issue of Attrition"
2641:Demoralization (warfare)
2528:The later phases of the
2434:Second Sino-Japanese War
2081:Strategic considerations
1867:Military science fiction
1352:Technology and equipment
773:List of military tactics
5666:International relations
5659:Crimes against humanity
4306:Other infantry weapons:
4022:Battle Fleet; U.S. Navy
3593:Functional specialties:
2421:Philippine–American War
2301:to have been used as a
2270:of attrition along the
1935:Wartime sexual violence
1691:Full-spectrum dominance
1502:Supply-chain management
5634:Conscientious objector
3742:Special reconnaissance
3482:Awards and decorations
3130:Foley, Robert (1916).
3114:firstworldwar (1916).
2718:New generation warfare
2493:
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2111:concentration of force
2073:
1847:Awards and decorations
1820:Peace through strength
1795:Low-intensity conflict
1429:Conscientious objector
1302:Area of responsibility
4654:Torpedo Data Computer
4644:Ship gun fire-control
3233:Battle Cry of Freedom
2568:2011 Libyan civil war
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2187:Charles Joseph Minard
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439:Torpedo data computer
429:Ship gun fire-control
5515:Specific modern wars
5463:Vehicles and weapons
5388:Military occupations
3987:Carrier strike group
2561:Sri Lankan Civil War
2466:Battle of Stalingrad
2376:Fall of Tenochtitlan
2293:since February 2022.
2249:Erich von Falkenhayn
1965:Military occupations
1800:Military engineering
1702:Unrestricted Warfare
1559:Force multiplication
457:Military manoeuvrers
5678:Peace organizations
5141:Operations research
4619:Director (military)
4609:Fire-control system
3520:Command and control
3276:"Attrition Warfare"
3208:1957GSAB...68...47K
3190:Kaye, C.A. (1957).
2708:Loss Exchange Ratio
2611:rebels (2020–2022).
2471:Battle of Tabu-dong
2464:defense during the
2291:Russo-Ukrainian War
2266:fought a series of
2156:Examples in history
1651:Penal military unit
1636:Rules of engagement
1312:Command and control
937:Operations research
401:Director (military)
391:Fire-control system
161:Command and control
42:Part of a series on
5136:Military operation
5103:Tactical objective
4614:Fire-control radar
4530:Military equipment
4472:Anti-ship missiles
3824:Electronic-warfare
3687:Military maneuvers
3672:Combat occupations
3448:Commanding officer
3408:Occupational roles
3023:. 2 February 2023.
3020:The New York Times
2963:. 16 October 2022.
2961:The Globe and Mail
2859:firstworldwar 1916
2827:armywarcollege.edu
2636:Asymmetric warfare
2515:from 1967 to 1970.
2494:
2414:Napoleon Bonaparte
2399:American Civil War
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2322:American Civil War
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2179:military logistics
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1760:Counter-insurgency
1681:Command of the sea
1626:Jewish laws on war
1601:Geneva Conventions
1137:Divide and conquer
932:Military operation
897:Tactical objective
396:Fire-control radar
373:Electronic-warfare
5731:Military strategy
5726:Attrition warfare
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5639:Anti-war movement
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5574:Conflicts by time
5199:Counter-offensive
5189:Military campaign
5108:Target saturation
5058:Counterinsurgency
4707:International law
4649:Gun data computer
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3855:Armies by country
3819:Close air support
3784:Aircraft carriers
3453:Executive officer
3174:idlocgov (2022).
2876:firstworldwar.com
2703:Lanchester's laws
2651:Human wave attack
2646:Guerrilla warfare
2588:The fight of the
2542:(1992–1995), the
2520:Soviet–Afghan War
2453:bombing of London
2427:Spanish Civil War
2362:Muhammad Tapar's
2338:Peloponnesian War
2283:Battle of Bakhmut
2150:Battle of Britain
2146:Peloponnesian War
2097:and all types of
2087:guerrilla warfare
2045:military strategy
2041:Attrition warfare
2038:
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1930:Horses in warfare
1877:Anti-war movement
1780:Gunboat diplomacy
1770:Disaster response
1718:Philosophy of war
1713:Principles of war
1686:Deterrence theory
1631:Right of conquest
1554:Lanchester's laws
1322:Principles of war
1012:Counter-offensive
997:Military campaign
902:Target saturation
825:Counterinsurgency
434:Gun data computer
368:Close air support
330:Aircraft carriers
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5063:Defeat in detail
4759:Armoured warfare
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2623:Israel–Hamas war
2579:Syrian civil war
2513:War of Attrition
2510:Israeli–Egyptian
2372:in 1285 and 1286
2357:Second Punic War
2262:Soldiers on the
2245:Battle of Verdun
2218:Battle of Verdun
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1723:Security dilemma
1544:Power projection
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1007:Commerce raiding
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4289:Assault rifle
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4277:Battle rifles
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4993:Information
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4576:Facilities:
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3667:Categories:
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3635:Gendarmerie
3558:Space force
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3260:"attrition"
2920:Handel 2003
2761:Murray 2021
2614:During the
2540:Bosnian War
2481:Vietnam War
2439:Tonnage war
2429:(1938–1939)
2355:during the
2257:French Army
2230:World War I
2134:World War I
2063:. The word
2049:belligerent
1925:War studies
1748:Non-warfare
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1641:Martial law
1480:War economy
1419:Transgender
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475:Battlespace
424:Historical:
270:Land units:
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5720:Categories
5562:Categories
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2475:Korean War
2208:Best known
2119:Clausewitz
2107:Blitzkrieg
1985:War crimes
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1852:Battle cry
1765:deterrence
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3181:27 August
2847:Kaye 1957
2605:Ethiopian
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