The Principles of War and Rear Area Protection: Have We Achieved Economy of Force?

Abstract

This monograph examines the rear battle to determine if current self-defense doctrine is consistent with the tenets of AirLand Battle and the principles of war. It investigates the importance successful defense has on both the tactical and operational missions assigned to the total force, analyses current self-defense doctrine, and examines alternatives which might enhance operations in the rear area. The analysis shows that current doctrine is inconsistent with the tenets of AirLand Battle and the principle of war. Changes are needed to optimize self-defense capability. it also reinforces the need to look at rear operations as one of three components of the total battle and recognizes that rear operations are critical to success in the close and deep battles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 17, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192492

Entities

People

  • Thomas A. Hooper

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Indirect Fire
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Rear Areas
  • Second World War
  • Tactical Training
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Strategic Security Studies