The importance of this is still relevant. Maybe not with just frontal assaults and things like that but the outcome of this is that you are able to break up the enemy and that makes communication more difficult and that might make you more successful.
There is a proper season for making attacks with fire, and special days for starting a conflagration.
well what I can take from this is that there are certain times in which certain attacks are more effective. It is not always the best to employ your best attack or use a lot of your resources if right now is not the right time or if there will be a better time in the future.
Having DOOMED SPIES, doing certain things openly for purposes of deception, and allowing our spies to know of them and report them to the enemy.
I really hope they dont have this now because that sounds like you are sacrificing another and that does not seem like it is something the army is about.
Incidents of espionage are well documented throughout history. The ancient writings of Chinese and Indian military strategists such as Sun-Tzu contain information on deception and subversion. Chanakya's student made use of assassinations, spies and secret agents,' The ancient Egyptians had a thoroughly developed system for the acquisition of intelligence, and the Hebrews used spies as well, as in the story of Rahab. Spies were also prevalent in the Greek and Roman empires. During the 13th and 14th centuries, the Mongols relied heavily on espionage in their conquests in Asia and Europe. Feudal Japan often used ninja to gather intelligence. More recently, spies played a significant part in Elizabethan England. Many modern espionage methods were well established even then.
The Cold War involved intense espionage activity between the United States of America and its allies and the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China and their allies, particularly related to nuclear weapons secrets. Recently, espionage agencies have targeted the illegal drug trade and those considered to be terrorists.
