Operational Leadership and the New Guinea Campaign

Abstract

In order for the operational leader to become successful in the use of joint military forces, he must be knowledgeable and proficient in certain key operational leadership skills. Those key skills are the ability to (1) create and transmit his vision to his organization, (2) overcome inter-service rivalry and instill a concept of Jointness/teamwork in his subordinate leaders and staff, and (3) lead through the use of mission type orders. The study of the operational leadership of General Douglas MacArthur in the World War II New Guinea Campaign is used as a historical example to reinforce this theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 11, 1998
Accession Number
ADA351711

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Puckett

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Boats
  • Combat Forces
  • Employment
  • Landing Craft
  • Military Operations
  • Navy
  • New Guinea
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.