The American Way of Operational Art: Attrition or Maneuver

Abstract

This monograph seeks to determine if Americans have consistently favored one form of operational art over another. If we (the U.S. military) do not recognize that a tendency towards one or the other forms of operational art exists, we may unwittingly miss an opportunity to exploit a change in some aspect of warfare. In a rapidly changing world, our military doctrine must stay as close to reality as possible. For the U.S. military to meet this challenge, we must understand why we do the things we do.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 1992
Accession Number
ADA254194

Entities

People

  • Kevin P. Anastas

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Attrition
  • Casualties
  • Civil War
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Maneuvers
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design