U.S. Army Interwar Planning: The Protective Mobilization Plan

Abstract

This thesis examines the case study of the 1939 Protective Mobilization Plan (PMP). It argues there is an alternative view in the current historical literature, that the 1939 PMP was a defensive plan designed to protect the United States and its periphery. Additionally it examines emergent themes that inform the US Army today as it endures austerity and competing security requirements. In short, the research highlights that the American political system and popular environment support Clausewitz's observation of a paradoxical trinity. More to the point, within the American system, in order to facilitate military success, it must be understood that policy is primal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 2014
Accession Number
ADA613533

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Altman Ii

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies