Operational Leadership and United States Army Leadership Doctrine: Forging the Future Today
Abstract
This monograph analyzes the 1944-45 Burma Campaign between the Japanese and Allied forces as a case study to evaluate current United States Army Senior Leadership doctrine in Field Manual 22-103, Leadership and Command at Senior Levels. It uses this case study to evaluate the utility of current senior leadership models and concepts as they apply to expected coalition warfare in the future. The monograph first reviews doctrine that is in Field Manual 22-103, Leadership and Command at Senior Levels and summarizes key leadership concepts and requirements. Second, it summarizes the Burma Campaign and how General William Slim developed, planned, and executed his campaign in the Burma Theater of Operations. Finally, it analyzes the kev leadership concepts and requirements in FM 22-103 and provides additional concepts that proved to be of use to Slim during the Burma Campaign and that should be useful in coalition campaigns of the future. The monograph concludes that the Burma Campaign provides some very cogent concepts for coalition warfare and operational leadership doctrine within that environment. Leadership, Operational, Slim, Campaign, Doctrine, Burma, Coalition warfare, Senior leadership, Will, Endstates.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 15, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA274329
Entities
People
- Mark T. Littel
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College