Gettysburg: A Case Study in Strategy Decision Making

Abstract

This paper is an historical analysis of how General Lee determined the requirement for an offensive strategy resulting in the Battle of Gettysburg. Chapter one introduces Colonel Drew's Strategy Process Model and uses the model to explain the Confederacy's situation in the spring of 1863. Chapter two describes the military balance of power which dictated, in Lee's mind, the need to invade Pennsylvania. Chapter three reviews the external factors that supported Lee's decision to invade. Chapter four looks at other external factors Lee failed to consider.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA215993

Entities

People

  • Richard B. Aiken

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Manpower
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Recognition
  • Security
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.