Scorched Earth (disambiguation)

Scorched earth is the military strategy or operational policy of destroying everything useful to the enemy in areas that cannot be defended.

Scorched Earth may also refer to:

Books

• Scorched Earth: Australia’s Secret Plan for Total War a 2017 book by Sue Rosen
• Scorched Earth, a 2013 novel, the seventh and final book in the Henderson's Boys series by Robert Muchamore

Games

• Scorched Earth (video game), a 1991 artillery game for IBM PC compatibles
• "Scorched Earth", a DLC for the survival game Ark: Survival Evolved

Films and television

• Scorched Earth (1969 film), a Norwegian drama film
• Scorched Earth (2018 film), a Canadian sci-fi film
• "Scorched Earth", a 2000 episode of the fourth season of Stargate SG-1
• Scorched Earth (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), a 2011 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Music

• "Scorched Earth", a song from Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture
• "Scorched Earth", a song by Van der Graaf Generator from the album Godbluff

Other

• Operation Scorched Earth, a Saudi military operation in the north of Yemen
• Scorched Earth, a board wargame in the Europa series by Game Designers' Workshop
• Scorched-earth defense, a form of risk arbitrage and anti-takeover strategy
• Scorched-Earth Policy, an American heavy metal band
• Scorching the Earth, a tactic in British Parliamentary Debating