![]() ![]() ![]() The apparent failings of decisive battle leads to the question as to what then contributes to success. Some academics argue this was the case for the United States (US) in the Vietnam War, and Germany in the First and Second World Wars. ![]() Instead, pursuit of the decisive battle often leads to long wars of attrition, ‘strategic erosion’, and sometimes defeat. In his seminal work, The Allure of Battle, Cathal Nolan highlights how seeking decisive battle has rarely succeeded in achieving victory or permanency in strategic and political outcomes. Several scholars argue that this desire persists in the majority of Western militaries today. Such an action was believed to provide resounding victory in war. For centuries, militaries have sought decisive battle to destroy the majority of an enemy’s forces in one tactical action. ![]()
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