It’s often said that generals “fight the last war.” They use tactics that worked in the last war and struggle when conditions change in ways that render those tactics ineffective. For example, after years of bloody trench warfare in World War I, France built heavy fortifications along its borders (the “Maginot Line”) to prevent a full-on assault. The German’s innovative “blitzkrieg” model obviated France’s brute force.
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It’s often said that generals “fight the last war.” They use tactics that worked in the last war and struggle when conditions change in ways that render those tactics ineffective. For example, after years of bloody trench warfare in World War I, France built heavy fortifications along its borders (the “Maginot Line”) to prevent a […]
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