Outflanking as a Tactical Innovation
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Outflanking as a Tactical Innovation

9:54 Mar 6, 2026
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Following an earlier episode in which Murray suggested that warfare was often conceived as frontal and honourable, Peter writes in with a response. He reflects on the idea that outflanking an opponent may once have been seen as poor form, even cowardly or lacking heroic virtue, and asks when outflanking became a tactical innovation deliberately employed in battle.   Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast  
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