Trends in Land Combat (TLC).

Abstract

This is an annotated briefing on trends in land combat that have persisted for extended periods of time (decades or even centuries). It specifically addresses the following topics relative to land combat operations: (1) rates of advance, (2) battle durations, (3) personnel strengths and attrition, (4) evolution of U.S. Army force structure, (5) Lanchester parameter values, and (6) the frequency and severity of wars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA344866

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Helmbold

Organizations

  • Center for Army Analysis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Attrition
  • Battles
  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Databases
  • Distribution Functions
  • Force Structure
  • Frequency
  • Land Warfare
  • National Guard
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.