In Pursuit of Military Excellence: The Evolution of Operational TheoryRoutledge, 2013 M04 3 - 424 pages This book offers a scientific interpretation of the field of military knowledge situated between strategy and tactics, better known as operational art', and traces the evolution of operational awareness and its culmination in a full-fledged theory. The author, a Brigadier General (ret.) in the Israeli Defence Forces and Doctor of History, King's College, London, clarifies the substance of operational art' and constructs a cognitive framework for its critical analysis. He chronicles the stages in the evolution of operational theory from the emergence of 19th-century military thought to Blitzkrieg. For the first time the Soviet theories of Deep Operations' and Strike Manoeuvre' that emerged in the 1920s and 1930 are discussed. The author argues that it is these doctrines that eventually led to the crystallization of the American Airland Battle theory, successfully implemented in the Gulf War. |
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Page ix
... Campaign 51 The Palestine Campaign Rail Transport Communications Firepower Roads 3. Destruction and Operational Art The Roots of Ignorance The Paradox of Destruction 53 55 57 59 61 70 70 22 The Paradox of the Battle's Dominance The ...
... Campaign 51 The Palestine Campaign Rail Transport Communications Firepower Roads 3. Destruction and Operational Art The Roots of Ignorance The Paradox of Destruction 53 55 57 59 61 70 70 22 The Paradox of the Battle's Dominance The ...
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... campaigns where a systemic approach was applied , in both planning and management of armed forces , the nature of warfare was marked by sound operational logic and its conduct can be defined as operational art . On the other hand , the ...
... campaigns where a systemic approach was applied , in both planning and management of armed forces , the nature of warfare was marked by sound operational logic and its conduct can be defined as operational art . On the other hand , the ...
Page xx
... Campaign and closes the historical - theoretical circle that was initially postulated in this work The recent Gulf Conflict witnessed a vigorous encounter between two military cultures : the first based its professional ethos and ...
... Campaign and closes the historical - theoretical circle that was initially postulated in this work The recent Gulf Conflict witnessed a vigorous encounter between two military cultures : the first based its professional ethos and ...
Page xxi
... Campaign in France in the Year 1792 , trans . R. Farie ( London , 1859 ) , pp . 72-3 , 77 , 81 ; J.F.C. Fuller , Military History of the Western World ( 3 Vols . ) ( New York , 1967 ) , Vol . 2 , pp . 450–86 ; A.J.P. Taylor , From ...
... Campaign in France in the Year 1792 , trans . R. Farie ( London , 1859 ) , pp . 72-3 , 77 , 81 ; J.F.C. Fuller , Military History of the Western World ( 3 Vols . ) ( New York , 1967 ) , Vol . 2 , pp . 450–86 ; A.J.P. Taylor , From ...
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... campaigns . Sound tactics win the battles and engagements which produce successful campaigns and operations.32 This introduction provided the basic terms for the subsequent expo- 8 IN PURSUIT OF MILITARY EXCELLENCE The Operational ...
... campaigns . Sound tactics win the battles and engagements which produce successful campaigns and operations.32 This introduction provided the basic terms for the subsequent expo- 8 IN PURSUIT OF MILITARY EXCELLENCE The Operational ...
Contents
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Destruction and Operational | 70 |
The Blitzkrieg Concept | 105 |
Reflections | 128 |
The Evolution of Soviet Operational Thought | 164 |
School of Operational Thought | 177 |
Paradigm | 191 |
The Deep Operation Theory Glubokaia operatsiia | 209 |
From Tactical Destruction to Operational Manoeuvre | 250 |
From Central Battle to Airland Battle | 287 |
FM 1005 1986 | 305 |
Bibliography | 332 |
Index | 393 |
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In Pursuit of Military Excellence: The Evolution of Operational Theory Shimon Naveh Limited preview - 1997 |
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In Pursuit of Military Excellence: The Evolution of Operational Theory Shimon Naveh No preview available - 1997 |
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