Rob Johnson is Deputy Director of the Changing Character of War Programme, Oxford University and Lecturer in the History of War. Michael Whitby is is pro-vice-chancellor and head of the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham. John France is Professor Emeritus, University of Swansea and Director of the Callaghan Centre for the Study of Conflict.
Introduction
1. The Attack at the Centre of Gravity
2. Counter-Attack
3. Surprise Attack and Ambush
4. Envelopment and Double-Envelopment
5. Flanking
6. Dominating the Terrain and Using the Environment
7. Echelon Attack
8. Committing the Reserve
9. Blitzkrieg
10. Concentration of Firepower
11. Shock Action
12. Co-ordination of Fire and Movement
13. Concentration and Culmination of Force
14. Seizing and Retaining the Initiative
15. Off-Balancing and Pinning
16. Mass
17. Defence in Depth
18. Strategic Offence and Tactical Defence
19. Drawing the Enemy
20. Deception and Feints
21. Terror and Psychological Warfare
22. Attrition and Annihilation
23. Intelligence and Reconnaissance
24. Insurgency and Guerrilla Warfare
25. Counter-Insurgency
