Military Movements and the Principles of War

Abstract

Military movements play critical roles at all three levels of war: tactical, operational, and strategic. This essay explores how the principles of war apply specifically to military movements in the rapidly changing global environment of the late twentieth century. Military movement is critical because it is a means by which ways are made effective to achieve ends. Military movement or the credible potential for movement, is essential for the application of each of the principles of war to any conceivable military situation, whether deterrence or combat. Maneuver superiority is essential to the success of future military operations. We must train and tailor our land, sea, and air forces to support our new National Security Strategy-especially in the execution of decisive military movements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251584

Entities

People

  • Joseph C. Bowen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Army Personnel
  • Civil War
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Second World War
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies