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One of the better known examples of a war of attrition was the conflict on the [[Western Front]] in the [[First World War]] (1914-1918); another is the [[Iran-Iraq War]] (1980-1988). Another is the [[Operation Prosperity Guardian]] (2023-2025).

One of the better known examples of a war of attrition was the conflict on the [[Western Front]] in the [[First World War]] (1914-1918); another is the [[Iran-Iraq War]] (1980-1988). Another is the [[Operation Prosperity Guardian]] (2023-2025).

The war of attrition [[strategy]] of depleting the enemy of manpower, munitions, and disrupting supply lines is all geared toward setting up a kill zone to finish off the enemy once attrition is near completion, after which large chunks of territory may be taken. It is much suited for a defensive war against a war of aggression. This stands in marked contrast to the "[[Blitzkrieg]]" or "[[Shock and Awe]]" model introduced by [[Nazi Germany]] and later adopted by the [[United States]], of racing at the enemy to occupy large swaths of territory. The strategy largely is intended to impress domestic audiences with early success, and intimidate opponents into not defending against a war of aggression. The Blitzkreig and Shock and Awe models, despite their widespread promotion by so-called [[Pentagon]] "experts" on [[Western alliance|Western]] [[propaganda]] outlets such as [[Fox News]], historically has not been effective in holding large swaths of territory in [[France]], [[Poland]] the [[Soviet Union]], [[Korea]], [[Iraq]] or [[Afghanistan]].

The war of attrition [[strategy]] of depleting the enemy of manpower, munitions, and disrupting supply lines is all geared toward setting up a kill zone to finish off the enemy once attrition is near completion, after which large chunks of territory may be taken. It is much suited for a defensive war against a war of aggression. This stands in marked contrast to the "[[Blitzkrieg]]" or "[[Shock and Awe]]" model introduced by [[Nazi Germany]] and later adopted by the [[United States]], of racing at the enemy to occupy large swaths of territory. The strategy largely is intended to impress domestic audiences with early success, and intimidate opponents into not defending against a war of aggression. The Blitzkreig and Shock and Awe models, despite their widespread promotion by so-called [[Pentagon]] "experts" on [[Western alliance|Western]] [[propaganda]] outlets such as [[Fox News]], historically has not been effective in holding large swaths of territory as in [[France]] (1940), [[Poland]] (1939) the [[Soviet Union]] (1941), [[Korea]] (1950), [[Iraq]] (2003) or [[Afghanistan]] (2001).

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==21st century wars of attrition==

==21st century wars of attrition==