On operations : operational art and military disciplines / B. A. Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, B. A. (Brett A.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operational art (Military science).

Operational art (Military science)--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 242 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021]

Summary:

"On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines traces the history of the development of military staffs and ideas on the operational level of war and operational art from the Napoleonic Wars to today, viewing them through the lens of Prussia/Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Operations and the Napoleonic Revolution

2. German Operational Thought

3. Soviet Operational Thought

4. American Operational Thought

5. The Operational Level and the Civil-Military Relationship

6. A Theory of Operational Art

7. Administration

8. Information

9. Operations

10. Fire Support

11. Logistics

12. Command and Control

13. Campaigns, Battles, and Decision

14. Campaign Taxonomy I

15. Campaign Taxonomy II

16. Operational Art Actualized through a Modern Staff System

17. A Note on Force Protection

Conclusion

Case Study 1 The Austerlitz Campaign, 1805

Case Study 2 The Koniggratz Campaign, 1866

Case Study 3 The Atlantic Campaign, 1914-18

Case study 4 The Battle of Britain, 1940

Case Study 5 Operation Watchtower, 1942.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Friedman, B. A. On operations

ISBN:

9781682477069

1682477061

OCLC:

1250514459