This episode of the Military History Handbook delves into the theory of 'Levels of War' to explain the differences between tactics, operations and strategy, as well as explore some minor levels in between. The Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 is used to illustrate these levels with a practical example.

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Further Reading:

Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States (March 2013, incorporating change 1 July 2017), Chapter I, Section A.

Clifford Rogers, ‘Strategy, Operational Design, and Tactics’, International Encyclopedia of Military History (2006).

Martin Dunn, ‘Levels of War: Just a Set of Labels?’, Clausewitz.com.
https://www.clausewitz.com/readings/D...


Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 The Big Three
05:01 Minor Levels
08:20 Normandy Example
11:06 Closing Remarks