Where Are the Joint Theorists?

Abstract

When studying military theory, the examination of an actual conflict gives one the opportunity to analyze existing thought to see if it is still appropriate. The Gulf War was the largest conflict for the United States since Vietnam. In this paper, the author will briefly examine the war from the viewpoint of air, land, sea, and space operations, and discuss how these operations reflected the teachings of the major military theoreticians. Of more interest, however, is the integrated direction of the war from a national and theater level. The author discusses this in greater detail and proposes the idea that the conduct of joint warfare is not based on theory as much as on doctrine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 08, 1991
Accession Number
ADA437164

Entities

People

  • Don Hoffman

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Battles
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Information Operations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Leadership
  • Military Commanders
  • National Security
  • Space Operations
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space