Strategy & Tactics #297

Articles: 1863: the decisive phase of the Civil War came in the spring and summer of 1863, when Union victories broke the victory spell of Robert E. Lee in the east, and broke the back of the Confederacy at Vicksburg. Anti-Access/Area Denial Warfare: the strategies and mechanisms used to prevent a stronger foe, currently the US military, from imposing its will on a region. The An Lushan's Rebellion (AD 755-763): General An Lushan rebellion against China's Tang Dynasty in 755 led to the costliest civil war in history. The Battle of Grozny: The Battle of Grozny and the Russian war in Chechnya was one of the most brutal military campaigns in the aftermath of the Cold War.