Command, Control and Leadership: A Historical Perspective Employing Two Case Studies

Abstract

Command, control and leadership play an integral role in all military operations. This study looks at the components and characteristics of C2 and leadership as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each by using two case studies. The first case study is the battle of King's Mountain fought over 200 years ago by a force of American militia against a supposedly better equipped, lead, and trained British force. The American force was victorious, partly as a result of superb leadership. The second case study is the Grenada Rescue Operation. This operation was conducted on extremely short notice by a joint task force which had numerous C2 problems. Again, these problems were overcome by superb leadership. Success of our current and future military leaders will depend on and leadership. This challenge exists today as it did over 200 years ago during the founding of our nation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195585

Entities

People

  • Noble H. Sevier Iii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Human Behavior
  • Military Operations
  • North Carolina
  • Personality
  • Security
  • Students
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.