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Higher Ground (Idde Schultz Song)
Higher Ground may refer to: Military tactics * High ground, an area of elevated terrain Film and television * Higher Ground (film), ''Higher Ground'' (film), a 2011 drama starring Vera Farmiga * Higher Ground (TV series), ''Higher Ground'' (TV series), a 2000 Canadian drama/adventure series * ''Higher Ground'', a 1988 TV movie John Denver filmography, starring John Denver Music Albums * Higher Ground (Barbra Streisand album), ''Higher Ground'' (Barbra Streisand album), 1997 * Higher Ground (Joan Kennedy album), ''Higher Ground'' (Joan Kennedy album), 1992 * Higher Ground (John Denver album), ''Higher Ground'' (John Denver album), 1989 * Higher Ground (Johnny Hammond album), ''Higher Ground'' (Johnny Hammond album), 1973 * Higher Ground (Tammy Wynette album), ''Higher Ground'' (Tammy Wynette album), 1987 * Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert (album), ''Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert'' (album), 2005 * ''Higher Ground'', a 2002 album by The Blind Boys o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Ground
High ground is an area of elevated terrain, which can be useful in combat. The military importance of the high ground has been recognized for over 2,000 years, citing early examples from China and other early-dynastic cultures who regularly engaged in territorial/power struggles. Later incorporated to be advantageous in architectural designs such as castles and fortresses which included towers and walls designed to provide structural advantages for positions of troops and weaponry which could be thrown or fired from above. History In Sun Tzu's ''The Art of War'', military leaders are advised to take high ground and let the enemy try to attack from a lower position. Fighting from an elevated position is said to be easier for a number of tactical reasons. Holding the high ground offers an elevated vantage point with a wide field of view, enabling surveillance of the surrounding landscape, in contrast to valleys which offer a limited field of view. General Ji Ling of the late East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |