Eric played the Italians, and immediately took to the center and began charging west, toward the objective hexes. However, he spent a large amount of time on the sand, with me in the cliffs and wadi areas. Because of this, I had a big advantage over him in firepower afforded by the better terrain. Simply put, his casualties were higher than mine, and over 20 + turns, it took its toll. I also got some guys east of him, surrounding him in a pocket.
Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
Sun Tzu