Military art (military science)
Military art (
The art of war is the art of concentrating and employing, at the opportune moment, a superior force of troops upon the decisive point.[3]
and
The art of divining the intention of the enemy from slight indications is one which rarely misleads, and is one of the most precious attributes of
military genius.[4]
It is not well known that many of the greatest military leaders in Europe and Asia, notably Japan, were themselves either accomplished
History
In history, schools of thinking about military art can be divided during the ancient and medieval periods by the influence of
In Europe military art was primarily concerned with time of
The confrontation between these two forms of military art that took place as a result of the Crusades and the Mongol invasion of Europe, and the contemporaneous introduction of artillery into warfare significantly changed thinking about military art in Europe, leading to wide-ranging experiments in tactical formation of troops, use of combined arms and exercise of maneuver warfare concepts and methods not only in tactics, but on a larger scale, including in use of naval forces. This later led to creation of European colonial empires.
Although European military art on land can be argued not to have reached its developed stage until the 19th century in the attempt to defeat
Military art in
Introduction of aircraft into
The final development in military art came with the increased influence of the
Since the end of the Cold War in Europe, application of military art has been sought primarily by conventional forces in combat operations against unconventional opponents, and this has many attempts to review military history in the effort to find solutions to successful conduct of operations against these forces.
Citations and notes
References
- De La Barre Duparcq, Nicolas Édouard, Translated by George Washington Cullum, (Brig.Gen.)Elements of Military Art and History: Comprising the History and Tactics of the Separate Arms; the Combination of the Arms; and the Minor Operations of War, D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1863
- Halleck, H. Wager, (Mag.Gen.), Elements of Military Art and Science, D. Appleton & company, New York, 1862