Canada's Army and the Concept of Maneuver Warfare: The Legacy of the Twentieth Century (1899-1998)

Abstract

The Canadian Army currently espouses the ideas associated with Maneuver Warfare as doctrine. Unfortunately, the legacy of Canadian military in the twentieth century does not lend itself to the institutionalization of the mindset required to effect maneuver warfare, as delineated in the latest iteration of Canadian Army doctrine, contained in the capstone manual B-GL-300-000/FP-00 Canada's Army: We Stand on Guard for Thee (01 April 1998). This paper traces the factors that exemplify the manner in which the Canadian Army has operated during the last hundred years to demonstrate their effect on the operations of today and tomorrow. If the successes of our past are the foundation of our present operational and tactical methods we must understand these threads of continuity in order to either take advantage of or overcome our legacy in implementing doctrine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402696

Entities

People

  • Howard G. Coombs

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Doctrine
  • Geography
  • Information Systems
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

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