Paralyzed or Pulverized? Liddell Hart, Clausewitz, and the Republican Guard

Abstract

On April 9, 2003, television viewers around the world witnessed the symbolic end of Saddam Hussein's regime. Millions saw footage of U.S. Marines helping a crowd of Iraqi citizens destroy a statue of the dictator in the center of Baghdad. Coming just three weeks after the onset of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF), the scene seemed to vindicate General Tommy Franks's "fast and final" campaign plan - a rapid, two-pronged attack along the Tigris-Euphrates river crescent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2003
Accession Number
ADA441610

Entities

People

  • Howard D. Belote

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Command And Control
  • Education
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.