The Principles of War in the 21st Century. Strategic Considerations.

Abstract

The authors examine the concepts, philosophy, and theory of strategy, as well as the nature of land warfare. They analyze how the principles of war may apply at the strategic level of warfare under the conditions of the 21st century. The authors conclude that there is considerable utility in maintaining a set of principles to act as a guide--but not a prescription--for the creative process of strategy formulation and execution. Then they offer a revision of the existing principles of war to conform to the strategic level of warfare and to bring them in line with the anticipated conditions of the so-called "Information Age". (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA298602

Entities

People

  • Douglas C. Lovelace Jr.
  • Douglas V. Johnson Ii
  • James O. Kievit
  • Steven K. Metz
  • William T. Johnsen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Land Warfare
  • Philosophy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Theoretical Analysis.