AWA399 - Outflanking as a Tactical Innovation
From Ancient Warfare Podcast by The History Network
March 6, 2026 · 10 min · Episode 399
About this episode
The episode discusses the evolution of outflanking as a tactical innovation in warfare and its perception over time.
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
Topics covered
- tactical innovation
- outflanking
- warfare
- battle tactics
- heroic virtue
Keywords
- outflanking
- tactics
- warfare history
- battle strategy
- military innovation
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