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From cavalry to pagers: the deadly evolution of military tactics
How wars have been fought using tactical and strategic advantages
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It was as audacious as it was deadly. The series of attacks across Lebanon where pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in the hands and on the person of alleged Hezbollah operatives marks a new era in warfare. It also marks the first time a military tactic such as this has been deployed. Just how this devastating strike was achieved is still being ascertained. What it represents, however, is the lengths to which those at war with each other will go in order to achieve success on the battlefield. But the fact is that gaining tactical and strategical advantages during conflict has been the aim of armed forces since antiquity.
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