Setting the Table: Imperial Japanese Army Doctrinal Development for the Malayan Campaign

Abstract

Prior to 1941, the IJA was focused in two areas: Maintaining gains in China and preparing for war with the Soviet Union inthe Far East. However, through a rapid process of planning, experimentation, and refinement, the staff of the IJAs 25thArmy was able to create a sound path to victory that combined an effective operational design with a doctrine that guided training and preparation for operations in the unfamiliar jungles and hills of the Malaya Peninsula. The Japanese Malayan Campaign provides lessons in modern operations due to the following: One, the creation of a campaign-specific doctrine drove training and execution; and two, the value of developing doctrine to guide planning and operational design

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177375

Entities

People

  • Christopher F. Polidora

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Far East
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Infrastructure
  • Instructions
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • New York
  • Singapore
  • Terrain
  • Training
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design