The Aleutian Islands Campaign: An Operational Art Perspective.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the Aleutian Campaign from an operational art perspective. The Aleutians Campaign, despite some major mistakes, is worth studying at the operational level because the lessons learned were put to use in both the Pacific and European theaters later in World War II. Through examining and analyzing the flawed operational leadership and command structure, operational factors (time, space, forces), and specific elements of operational design, the military commander of today can better prepare to meet the operational challenges of tomorrow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325179

Entities

People

  • John Farley

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Aleutian Islands
  • Deception
  • Leadership
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Second World War
  • Terrain
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Space