Military tactics and strategies saw tremendous changes during the period of World War I and leading up to World War II. With all of these contrasts, it is still safe to say, however, that many of the tactics and strategies utilized in 1916 could compare to those of 1939. As with any major conflict, lessons learned are a key foundation to making the necessary changes to a nation’s military to either remain or become a strategic and tactical superpower. Additionally, the advancement of technology will undoubtedly alter the strategy of a military force. By delving deeper into how we may compare and contrast these military tactics and strategies from 1916 until 1939, we acquire a more firm understanding of where we were as a nation during that period and how we viewed conflict on a global scale.
Building up to World War I World War I, which began in 1914, was the …show more content…
The Secretary of War, Lindley
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1. “Military Developments of World War I,” last modified April 5, 2016, http://www.encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/military_developments_of_world_war_i.
2. “Inventing Mechanized Warfare, 1916,” last modified March 11, 2016, http://blogs.sci entificamerican.com/anecdotes-from-the-archive/inventing-mechanized-warfare-1916.
Garrison, desired for a doubling of personnel in the Regular Army among other strategies to fulfil this preparedness. President Wilson increased the Regular Army a small amount to 175,000 but opposed many of the other strategies laid forth by Garrison3. 1916 also saw a first for the War Department as it was tasked by the President to find Francisco Villa, a revolutionary leader in Mexico whose followers had killed United States soldiers and citizens in Columbus, New Mexico. Since the General Staff had, in previous years, planned for full-scale war, it now found itself altering strategies and tactics to hunt an individual guerrilla leader3.
The interwar
Building up to World War I World War I, which began in 1914, was the …show more content…
The Secretary of War, Lindley
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1. “Military Developments of World War I,” last modified April 5, 2016, http://www.encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/military_developments_of_world_war_i.
2. “Inventing Mechanized Warfare, 1916,” last modified March 11, 2016, http://blogs.sci entificamerican.com/anecdotes-from-the-archive/inventing-mechanized-warfare-1916.
Garrison, desired for a doubling of personnel in the Regular Army among other strategies to fulfil this preparedness. President Wilson increased the Regular Army a small amount to 175,000 but opposed many of the other strategies laid forth by Garrison3. 1916 also saw a first for the War Department as it was tasked by the President to find Francisco Villa, a revolutionary leader in Mexico whose followers had killed United States soldiers and citizens in Columbus, New Mexico. Since the General Staff had, in previous years, planned for full-scale war, it now found itself altering strategies and tactics to hunt an individual guerrilla leader3.
The interwar