Limitations Defense-in-depth Strategy Essay, Research Paper
Can?t really explain strategy ? broad strategy of
defence-in-depth ? Palestine an Syria small-scale frequent nomadic raid
did not require mustering and dispatch of large intervention forces for
the defense of the ? lacked proper topography of sufficient manpower to
commit troops along empire?s periphery. Depended on intelligence not much forthcoming from
the Muslims and assumed civilian population could take cover in secure
places ? namely walled towns, rough terrain, or terrain with adequate
cover for hiding from invaders. Byzantines prepared in Syria and Palestine to
confront small-scale penetrations of mobile garrisons of local troops
under duces ? local Arab allies did most of the patrolling and
fighting.? Best defences for
large-scale penetrations near Mesopotamia ? lesser extent Armenia ? Muslim
strategy and operations well suited to this. B?s attempt to use assassination, kidnaps and
deception to reinforce enfeebled and broken defence in depth. ? used Arabs
near border and best defences kept far in the rear ? probably accounted
for survival of a least part of the Byzantine empire.