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U.S. Army Doctrine - From the American Revolution to the War on Terror (Paperback)
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U.S. Army Doctrine - From the American Revolution to the War on Terror (Paperback)
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From the American Revolution to the global war on terror, U.S. Army
doctrine has evolved to regulate the chaos of armed conflict by
providing an intellectual basis for organizing, training,
equipping, and operating the military. Walter E. Kretchik analyzes
the service's keystone doctrine over three centuries to reveal that
the army's leadership is more forward thinking and adaptive than
has been generally believed. The first comprehensive history of
Army doctrine, Kretchik's book fully explores the principles that
have shaped the Army's approach to warfare. From Regulations For
the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States in 1779
to modern-day field manuals, it reflects the fashioning of doctrine
to incorporate the lessons of past wars and minimize the
uncertainty and dangers of battle. Kretchik traces Army doctrine
through four distinct eras: 1779-1904, when guidelines were
compiled by single authors or a board of officers in tactical drill
manuals; 1905-1944, when the Root Reforms fixed doctrinal
responsibility with the General Staff; 1944-1962, the era of
multiservice doctrine; and, beginning in 1962, coalition warfare
with its emphasis on interagency cooperation. He reveals that
doctrine has played a significant role in the Army's performance
throughout its history-although not always to its advantage, as it
has often failed to anticipate accurately the nature of the "next
war" and still continues to be locked in a debate between advocates
of conventional warfare and those who emphasize counterinsurgency
approaches. Each chapter presents individuals who helped define and
articulate Army doctrine during each period of its
history-including George Washington and Baron von Steuben in the
eighteenth century, Emory Upton and Arthur Wagner in the
nineteenth, and Elihu Root and William DePuy in the twentieth. Each
identifies the "first principles" set down in manuals covering such
topics as tactics, operations, and strategy; size, organization,
and distribution of forces; and the promise and challenges of
technological innovation. Each also presents specific cases that
analyze how effectively the Army actually applied a particular
era's doctrine. Doctrine remains the basis of instruction in the
Army school system, ensuring that all officers and enlisted
soldiers share a common intellectual framework. This book
elucidates that framework for the first time.
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