Tactician vs. Strategist
A tactician responds, a strategist devises. A tactician wins battles, a strategist wins wars. But wars can not be won without winning battles.
In war, strategy is the art of commanding the entire military operation. Tactics, on the other hand, is the skill of forming up the army for battle itself and dealing with the immediate needs of the battlefield.
Tactics are the actual means used to gain an objective, while strategy is the overall campaign plan, which may involve complex operational patte…
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