{"id":784,"date":"1994-05-01T22:45:29","date_gmt":"1994-05-02T02:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comw.org\/pda\/?p=784"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:33:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:33:51","slug":"defensive-military-structure-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/defensive-military-structure-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Defensive Military Structures in Action: Historical Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pubPostType\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/fulltext\/Defensive-Military-Structures-in-Action.pdf\">\u27aa PDF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/Defensive-Military-Structures-in-Action.html\">\u27aa HTML<\/a> by Carl Conetta, Charles Knight, and Lutz Unterseher, May 1994.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22660 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Winter-War-Finnish-sentry-e1607183179800.jpg\" alt=\"Winter War Finland\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" \/>Examines three significant cases in the last 90 years where defensive preparations, structures, and tactics were of decisive importance in major military operations. 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