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The resumption of hostilities in Iraq that led to the [[Iraq War]] relied upon "Shock and Awe" a derivative of blitzkrieg doctrine. Using a series of quick and lightning attacks across the Iraqi border the US military was able to shock the Iraqi armed forces into submission. It was also a tactic used since the [[American Civil War]], when massed artillery bombardment was first used to weaken and demoralize enemy forces before an advance.

The resumption of hostilities in Iraq that led to the [[Iraq War]] relied upon "Shock and Awe" a derivative of blitzkrieg doctrine. Using a series of quick and lightning attacks across the Iraqi border the US military was able to shock the Iraqi armed forces into submission. It was also a tactic used since the [[American Civil War]], when massed artillery bombardment was first used to weaken and demoralize enemy forces before an advance.

== References ==

== References ==

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==Bibliography==

==Bibliography==

* Citino,  Robert Michael. ''Quest for Decisive Victory: From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940‎'' (2002) 372 pages  

* Citino,  Robert Michael. ''Quest for Decisive Victory: From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940‎'' (2002) 372 pages  

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