The Operational Level of War: A Primer.

Abstract

The operational level of war and military campaigning are becoming central themes in the U.S. Army's doctrinal architecture. The parameters of the operational art and the fundamentals of campaign planning are increasingly subjects of intense military debate. Unfortunately, our focus upon battlefield techniques and military generation that has given little thought to these subjects. THis study provides a brief introduction to the operational level of war for students new to these discussions. The intent is to introduce the reader to a number of key operational terms, the role of operational level of war commander, and the fundamentals of campaign planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194548

Entities

People

  • Michael G. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Battlefields
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Deception
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Environment
  • Logistics
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design