Fighting for Time: Military Intelligence and the Delivery of Decision Advantage

Abstract

By analyzing military theories from Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and Antoine Henri Jomini, this paper identifies six principles of operational-level intelligence analysis that can be used to guide operational-level intelligence organizations in war. The paper analyzes Napoleons Danube Campaign in 1805 and Major General Hookers Chancellorsville Campaign in 1863 as examples for analyzing the principles of intelligence and their effect on the outcome of the battles. The principles can be implemented by emphasizing better training over education, missionizing analytical teams, synchronizing efforts, and focusing on the delivery of information to enhance a commander's judgm

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176549

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