From Teaching to Practice: General Walter Krueger and the Development of Joint Operations, 1921-1945

Abstract

During the 1920s and 1930s the Army and Navy collaborated to develop joint operations doctrine and war plans. While the Marines developed doctrine at the tactical level, the War Colleges and the Army and Navy General Staffs focused on the operational and strategic levels. General Walter Krueger was a key figure in this process, serving as a student and on the faculty of both service war colleges as well as two tours in the Army War Plans Division, including two years as chief of that division. He was a drafter of several doctrine publications and shaped the Army method of war planning. Krueger's contributions led directly to methods of joint operations in World War II. Krueger's command of the Lingayen Gulf landing serves as a case study to evaluate his impact.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA278825

Entities

People

  • George B. Eaton

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Instructors
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States Military Academy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.