I published an article on the IBM Security Intelligence blog : When Is an Attack not an Attack? The Story of Red Team Versus Blue Team. This article is a high level overview of a red team vs blue team engagement. It starts with the reconnaissance of the victim, the red team scenario building, attack delivery and also how the blue team can discover the activities from the read team.
Read more at https://securityintelligence.com/articles/red-team-versus-blue-team-attack/.