Campaign Planning: The Search for Method.
Abstract
The spectacular military success of Operation Desert Storm highlights the vital necessity of adequate campaign planning for victory in modern war. Campaign planning provides the blueprint for the successful practice of operational warfare. Since no current joint doctrine exists for the design of campaigns; however, each of the CINCs uses a different method for campaign design. Only one service has issued detailed doctrinal guidance for campaign design. Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 1-1, Campaigning, seeks to establish the authoritative and doctrinal basis for military campaigning in the Marine Corps. It attempts to resolve for the Marine Corps a search for method in campaign planning that is not new to the art of war.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 05, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240409
Entities
People
- Rex A. Estilow
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College