In military usage, '''strategy''' is distinct from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactic_(method) tactics], which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how [[different]] engagements are linked. How a battle is fought is a matter of tactics: the terms and conditions that it is fought on and whether it should be fought at all is a matter of strategy, which is part of the four levels of warfare: political goals or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_strategy grand strategy], strategy, operations, and tactics. | In military usage, '''strategy''' is distinct from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactic_(method) tactics], which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how [[different]] engagements are linked. How a battle is fought is a matter of tactics: the terms and conditions that it is fought on and whether it should be fought at all is a matter of strategy, which is part of the four levels of warfare: political goals or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_strategy grand strategy], strategy, operations, and tactics. |