Strategy, Tactical, Leadership, and Technology

The Maccabean Revolt as a Campaign in Time, Strategy, and Memory Hanukkah does not mark the start of a revolt or the end of a war. Instead, it highlights a key moment in a larger military struggle, when an insurgent group moved from just surviving to building real strength. What stands out is not a miracle separate from conflict, but a campaign story that anyone studying asymmetric warfare would recognize. 175–168 BCE: The Strategic Context Takes Shape The crisis that led to