Operational Art and Sustainment of US Campaigns to Seize the Philippines and Okinawa in 1944-1945

Abstract

This monograph discusses sustainments relationship to successful campaign planning and execution. US campaigns for the Philippines and Okinawa during World War II represented the largest campaign in the Pacific and largest amphibious assault of the war. These undertakings required robust and detailed planning and execution of sustainment to achieve campaign objectives. Operational arts elements of basing, tempo, operational reach, and risk are present in the planning and execution of both campaigns. This study analyzes the relationship between sustainment and these elements to provide the military practitioner with additional understanding in campaign planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2018
Accession Number
AD1071314

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Iii S. Scott

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Construction Equipment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Islands
  • Landing Craft
  • Logistics
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Social Sciences
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies