Resolving the Enigma. Thomas Jefferson and the Navy Reconsidered, 1774-1807

Abstract

Mission command is a command-and-control philosophy characterized by trust between senior and junior leaders and independent execution of orders based around a common understanding of purpose and intent - an extremely challenging and relevant challenge in an age of vulnerable, and increasingly relied on, communication networks. This paper proposes an analytical framework for both historians and modern practitioners to use when studying the age of sail in order to produce useful lessons for applying mission command in today's great power competition. It then uses that framework to analyze a case study from the Napoleonic wars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2021
Accession Number
AD1183351

Entities

People

  • Jonathan J. Lushenko

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Case Studies
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Networks
  • Competition
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Leadership
  • Monitoring
  • Networks
  • Philosophy
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control