Wellington's Battles Against Political Ambiguity

Abstract

It is an unfortunate fact that history is replete with examples of disconnects between a governments desires and the realms of military possibility. This has led to military stagnation and, at worst, disaster. However, militaries continually fail to appreciate that astute political acumen and an ability to deal with government strategic ambiguity can be just as important to a military commander as operational brilliance. Therefore, it is important for commanders to draw lessons and inspiration from history.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1023229

Entities

People

  • Jefferson W. Seddon

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ambiguity
  • Civil Affairs
  • Continents
  • Doctrine
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Language
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Oklahoma
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Universities

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.