USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mini-theories of military strategy, consisting of the five basic military strategies of extermination, exhaustion, annihilation, intimidation and subversion, are woven together into a coherent military strategy theoretical framework.

Detailed explanation-2: -The American strategy was about obtaining legitimacy on an international level. While the Declaration of Independence was written to spell out American ideals and principles, its main purpose was to flash a rescue beacon to the international world.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British navy maintained an undeclared commercial blockade of the rebel colonies along the Atlantic coast. This blockade closed American ports to all commerce, including cargos carried in neutral ships.

Detailed explanation-4: -Strategic concepts Mass (Concentrate combat power at the decisive place and time) Economy of Force (Allocate minimum essential combat power to secondary efforts) Maneuver (place the enemy in a disadvantageous position through the flexible application of combat power)