Examining U.S. Irregular Warfare Doctrine
Author: James M. Kimbrough (IV.)
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 246
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The American Way of Irregular War
Author: Charles T. Cleveland
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-15
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781977405449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe United States has failed to achieve strategic objectives in nearly every military campaign since Vietnam. This memoir describes how the United States can begin to build the American way of irregular war needed for success in modern conflict.
U. S. Army's Inability to Embrace Irregular Warfare
Author: Christopher F. Fowler
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This paper will examine the evolution of US Army counterinsurgency doctrine from the Vietnam War to the current edition of FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency developed during the Iraq War. It will examine the peacekeeping and stability operations that the United States conducted in El Salvador, Haiti, Somalia and Bosnia to analyze the lessons learned, and how those lessons drove the development of doctrine. It will also examine the Army's tendency to under develop stability and counterinsurgency doctrine in favor of conventional warfare doctrine and the effect that has had on operations. It is not the aim of this paper to advocate that the US Army focus solely on fighting irregular and counterinsurgency warfare, but to advocate that the US Army prepare for multiple forms of warfare through clear thinking about warfare and the development of relevant doctrine and training. The United States must be prepared to fight the type of warfare that presents itself, not the type of warfare it wants to fight. As military professionals, we must continue to develop and improve our doctrine and training in all forms of warfare."--Introduction.
Characterizing and Exploring the Implications of Maritime Irregular Warfare
Author: Molly Dunigan
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2012-02-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780833058911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoing operations reveals that current notions of irregular warfare would benefit from increased recognition of potential maritime contributions.
Irregular Warfare Special Study
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report provides study results, research, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations concerning doctrinal implications of Irregular Warfare (IW) as introduced/described in the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (2006 QDR) report and the subsequent Quadrennial Defense Review Irregular Warfare (IW) Roadmap. Specifically this study identifies current joint doctrinal treatment of IW and its aspects, to include content of ongoing revision efforts; identifies any joint doctrinal voids concerning IW and proposes courses of action for resolving identified voids; and identifies terminology implications/doctrinal issues related to IW. The study used a systematic approach by gathering pertinent information and then analyzing it in relation to IW. Thorough research and data collection was conducted on IW. Analysis centered on IW terminology and possible doctrinal voids and redundancies within the 10 IW activities (aspects) listed in the IW roadmap and, as a minimum, their associated joint publications (JPs). Conclusions were drawn regarding the doctrinal implications of IW. Finally, recommendations were made regarding the joint doctrinal treatment of IW and courses of action proposed for resolving identified joint doctrinal voids.
Perspectives on the American Way of War
Author: Thomas A. Marks
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-06-29
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 1000713040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerspectives on the American Way of War examines salient cases of American experience in irregular warfare, focusing upon the post-World War II era. This book asks why recent misfires have emerged in irregular warfare from an institutional, professional, and academic context which regularly produces evidence that there is in fact no lack of understanding of both irregular challenges and correct responses. Expert contributors explore the reasoning behind the inability to achieve victory, however defined, and argue that what security professionals have failed to fully recognize, even today, is that what is at issue is not warfare suffused with politics but rather the very opposite, politics suffused with warfare. Perspectives on the American Way of War will be of great interest to scholars of war and conflict studies, strategic and military studies, insurgency and counterinsurgency, and terrorism and counterterrorism. The book was originally published as a special issue of Small Wars & Insurgencies.
Irregular Warfare the Future Military Strategy for Small States
Author: Sándor Fabian
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-02-17
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781508490524
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA thought provoking essay on the possible implications of irregular warfare in national military strategy.
Army Leadership and the Profession (ADP 6-22)
Author: Headquarters Department of the Army
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2019-10-09
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 0359970621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKADP 6-22 describes enduring concepts of leadership through the core competencies and attributes required of leaders of all cohorts and all organizations, regardless of mission or setting. These principles reflect decades of experience and validated scientific knowledge.An ideal Army leader serves as a role model through strong intellect, physical presence, professional competence, and moral character. An Army leader is able and willing to act decisively, within superior leaders' intent and purpose, and in the organization's best interests. Army leaders recognize that organizations, built on mutual trust and confidence, accomplish missions. Every member of the Army, military or civilian, is part of a team and functions in the role of leader and subordinate. Being a good subordinate is part of being an effective leader. Leaders do not just lead subordinates-they also lead other leaders. Leaders are not limited to just those designated by position, rank, or authority.
Beyond Hearts and Minds
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 85
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe United States is and will continue to be engaged in a form of warfare in which the enemy finds shelter among and gains intelligence from the population. This is not a new form of warfare, but, given the advances in technology and increased globalization of the modern age, it has become an exponentially more lethal form of conflict. This thesis examines current U.S. unconventional warfare doctrine to determine its origins and assess its feasibility in different environments. Drawing upon the military theories of Clausewitz, this paper attempts to lay out a new approach and broaden the spectrum of American unconventional doctrine and irregular response. An examination of the American 3hearts and minds4 approach to unconventional warfare, based largely upon British colonial experience, suggests that current doctrine could be based on a faulty interpretation of history. Newly emerging knowledge points to the need to adopt an unconventional strategy focused more on establishing authority than gaining popularity. This approach, dubbed 3authoritative control, 4 has both a historically successful track record and is fairly easy to implement. For the United States to be successful in future unconventional conflict, an expansion of doctrine must occur immediately.
The Evolution of US Army Tactical Doctrine, 1946-76
Author: Robert A. Doughty
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 68
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper focuses on the formulation of doctrine since World War II. In no comparable period in history have the dimensions of the battlefield been so altered by rapid technological changes. The need for the tactical doctrines of the Army to remain correspondingly abreast of these changes is thus more pressing than ever before. Future conflicts are not likely to develop in the leisurely fashions of the past where tactical doctrines could be refined on the battlefield itself. It is, therefore, imperative that we apprehend future problems with as much accuracy as possible. One means of doing so is to pay particular attention to the business of how the Army's doctrine has developed historically, with a view to improving methods of future development.
