AWA399 - Outflanking as a Tactical Innovation

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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AWA399 - Outflanking as a Tactical Innovation is an episode from Ancient Warfare Podcast by The History Network.

This episode is 09:54 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2026.

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