Champion warfare according to Wikipedia is the type of battle where the outcome to decided by a duel between two opposing soldiers. This seems like a pretty common trope in ancient literature - David and Goliath or Hector and Achilles - but has it ever been recorded in real life?
posted by John Frum
on Nov 23, 2011 -
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Drum/barrel artillery? What was that and how did it work without killing anyone next to it?
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posted by Iosephus
on Jun 2, 2011 -
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At least as far as media reports seem to show, Naxalite and Palestinian militant (examples I'm the most familiar with, but certainly not limited to) tactics seem to revolve around suicide attacks and civilian attacks. Why is that, when it seems like such a tactically ill maneuver?
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posted by SollosQ
on Jan 20, 2011 -
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What's the term - I think it's military - for overwhelming an opposing force through sheer quantity of techniques used/people deployed? "Shock and awe" is not the term I'm looking for.
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posted by outlandishmarxist
on Dec 25, 2010 -
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Book-Recommendation-Filter: I want a book that tells me all about how medieval warfare used to be waged.
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posted by Bobby Bittman
on Dec 13, 2008 -
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Any battle where there were no survivors? Last two men standing kill each other as well? History preferred, literature accepted.
posted by IndigoJones
on Aug 22, 2008 -
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I'm looking for an online story about modern warfare and lovecraftian monsters. Can you help me find it again?
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posted by kookywon
on Feb 6, 2008 -
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I'd like to do some interactive military strategy and tactics exploration similar to the exposition Liddell Hart or Clausewitz did. Software would be preferred, but of course i'd love to hear book recommendations. Can you help?
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posted by arimathea
on Nov 13, 2006 -
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