Quote Originally Posted by Infanteer View Post
Within a war: The sides need a breather.
That whole idea only works because of the real reason:
The culminating point of attack.
This is being driven by superiority of defence over offence AND the overextension of logistics.



Two sides deciding to recover for a while is the requirement for a temporary reduction of intensity (beyond mere movement of forces for a new attack at another location). This wouldn't work if offence was superior to defence.