Even though these strategies date back thousands of years, they’re still highly relevant today. Some of the best plans are ...

When we think back on military history, the focus tends to overwhelmingly skew towards things like weapons, leaders, and decisive battles. The atomic bomb, the invention of the battle tank, and the ...

Alexander the Great's vast empire was built upon his keen and continuously changing battle tactics, which depended on the enemy and terrain.

Some of the most important shifts in military history didn’t come from strategy rooms, instead they came from the machines rolling onto the battlefield. Certain combat vehicles proved so effective, so ...

Uncover the core tactics used by German infantry squads during World War II. This video breaks down how the Wehrmacht organized and executed fire and movement, the pivotal role of the squad machine ...

Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard's 175th Infantry Regiment shared their expertise in ambush tactics with members of the Estonian Defence League in Rutja, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. The ...

Strategy is the focus of most of the modern military historians. Their driving assumption is that strategy is the ‘dog’ and tactics is the ‘tail.’ In other words, strategy shapes the course and ...

Infantry dominance resulted from technology that gave foot soldiers the ability to neutralize cavalry, armor, aircraft and fortifications without support. Portable anti-tank weapons like the RPG and ...

Welcome to Rewind & Reconnoiter. Each week, we’ll ask one of our authors to look back at an article they’ve written for War on the Rocks in light of a current news event. Did their argument hold up?

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, conducted an infantry tactics exchange with soldiers from the Republic of ...