The Operational Art

Author : John Andreas Olsen,Martin van Creveld
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199599486

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The Evolution of Operational Art by John Andreas Olsen,Martin van Creveld Pdf

Broadly defined as the grey area between strategy and tactics, operational art spans the theory and practice of planning and conducting campaigns and major operations aimed at accomplishing strategic and operational objectives in a given theatre of operations. An intermediate link between strategy and tactics has always existed, but a distinct concept that encompasses a systematic and deliberate plan of campaign for major operations is a mere two hundred years old. Based on country specific case-studies, this book describes how the concepts that underpin operational art originated, how they received practical expression in various campaigns, and how they developed over time. The point of departure is the campaigns of 'the God of War', Napoleon Bonaparte. The book then proceeds with chapters on the evolution of operational art in Prussia / Germany, the Soviet Union / Russia, the United Kingdom, United States, Israel, and China. The final chapter deals with the future of operational art in irregular warfare. Theory is critical to refining and improving existing methods of applying operational warfare, and its importance cannot be overstated; however, to be useful, theory and its accompanying vocabulary must be combined with a proper examination of historical trends and practical experience. The present volume attempts to achieve that combination. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.

Author : G. S. Isserson,Bruce Menning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : 0989137236

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The Evolution of Operational Art by G. S. Isserson,Bruce Menning Pdf

Author : Brett Friedman
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682477076

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On Operations by Brett Friedman Pdf

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. B. A. Friedman concludes that the operational level of war should be rejected as fundamentally flawed, but that operational art is an accurate description of the activities of the military staff, an organization developed to provide the brainpower necessary to manage the complexity of modern military operations. Rather than simply serve as an intercession between levels, the military staff exists as an enabler and supporting organization to tacticians and strategists alike. On Operations examines the organization of military staffs, which has changed little since Napoleon’s time. Historical examinations of the functions staffs provided to commanders, and the disciplines of the staff officers themselves, leads to conclusions about how best to organize staffs in the future. Friedman demonstrates these ideas through case studies of historical campaigns based on the military discipline system developed.

Author : Michael D. Krause,R. Cody Phillips,Center of Military History (U S Army)
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05
Category : History
ISBN : 016072564X

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Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art by Michael D. Krause,R. Cody Phillips,Center of Military History (U S Army) Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art, a companion volume to Clayton R. Newell's and Michael D. Krause's On Operational Art, captures the doctrinal debate over the evolving concept of operational art-the critical link between strategy and tactics-in the face of the new complexities of warfare and the demands of irregular operations in the twenty-first century. Consisting of fifteen original essays selected and edited by Michael D. Krause in collaboration with R. Cody Phillips, the well-organized anthology presents the collective view of distinguished military historians and scholars that operational art must be adjusted to accommodate the changing circumstances happening around the world, especially when dealing with broad coalitions and alliances in regional environments and at an international level. Related products: The Rise of iWar: Identity, Information, and the Individualization of Modern Warfare can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01198-2 Yemen: A Different Political Paradigm in Context can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-070-00865-3 A Masterpiece of Counterguerrilla Warfare: BG J. Franklin Bell in the Philippines 1901-1902 is avaialble here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01000-5 Operational Culture for the Warfighter: Principles and Applications is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01061-7

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004438408

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Napoleon and the Operational Art of War by Anonim Pdf

In Napoleon and the Operational Art of War, the leading scholars of Napoleonic military history provide the most authoritative analysis of Napoleon’s battlefield success and ultimate failure in a work that features the very best of campaign military history.

Author : Vasiliĭ Efimovich Savkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCAL:B4988360

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The Basic Principles of Operational Art and Tactics by Vasiliĭ Efimovich Savkin Pdf

Author : Jeffrey R Cares,Anthony Cowden
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781682477342

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Fighting the Fleet by Jeffrey R Cares,Anthony Cowden Pdf

Fighting the Fleet recognizes that fleets conduct four distinct but interlocking tasks at the operational level of war--striking, screening, scouting, and basing--and that successful operational art is achieved when they are brought to bear in a cohesive, competitive scheme. In explaining these elements and how they are conjoined for advantage, a central theme emerges: despite the utility and importance of jointness among the armed forces, the effective employment of naval power requires a specialized language and understanding of naval concepts that is often diluted or completely lost when too much jointness is introduced. Woven into the fabric of the book are the fundamental principles of three of the most important naval theorists of the twentieth century: Rear Admiral Bradley Fiske, Rear Admiral J.C. Wylie, and Captain Wayne Hughes. While Cares and Cowden advocate the reinvigoration of combat theory and the appropriate use of operations research, they avoid over-theorizing and have produced a practical guide that empowers fleet planners to wield naval power appropriately and effectively in meeting today's operational and tactical challenges.

Author : Colonel David M. Glantz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136288302

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Soviet Military Operational Art by Colonel David M. Glantz Pdf

David Glantz examines the Soviet study of war, the re-emergence of the operation level and its connection with deep battle, the evolution of the Soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its refinement and application in the European theatre and the Far East between 1941 and 1945.

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313023385

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The Operational Art by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

This work considers the modern antecedants and evolution of the operational art in military thought and practice in both peace and wartime. This theme is developed over time and across military cultures. A comparative framework allows the treatment of the overall theme by examining the concept of the operational art in the context of different nationalities, different military organizations, and different societies. This study situates the current operational art in its historical context.

Author : Michael R. Matheny
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806185972

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Carrying the War to the Enemy by Michael R. Matheny Pdf

Military commanders turn tactics into strategic victory by means of "operational art," the knowledge and creative imagination commanders and staff employ in designing, synchronizing, and conducting battles and major operations to achieve strategic goals. Until now, historians of military theory have generally agreed that modern operational art developed between the first and second world wars, not in the United States but in Germany and the Soviet Union, whose armies were supposedly the innovators and greatest practitioners of operational art. Some have even claimed that U.S. forces struggled in World War II because their commanders had no systematic understanding of operational art. Michael R. Matheny believes previous studies have not appreciated the evolution of U.S. military thinking at the operational level. Although they may rightly point to the U.S. Army's failure to modernize or develop a sophisticated combined arms doctrine during the interwar years, they focus too much on technology or tactical doctrine. In his revealing account, Matheny shows that it was at the operational level, particularly in mounting joint and combined operations, that senior American commanders excelled—and laid a foundation for their country's victory in World War II. Matheny draws on archival materials from military educational institutions, planning documents, and operational records of World War II campaigns. Examining in detail the development of American operational art as land, sea, and air power matured in the twentieth century, he shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, U.S. war colleges educated and trained commanders during the interwar years specifically for the operational art they employed in World War II. After 1945, in the face of nuclear warfare, the American military largely abandoned operational art. But since the Vietnam War, U.S. commanders have found operational art increasingly important as they pursue modern global and expeditionary warfare requiring coordination among multiple service branches and the forces of allied countries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004310032

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Napoleon and the Operational Art of War by Anonim Pdf

In Napoleon and the Operational Art of War, the leading scholars of Napoleonic military history provide the most authoritative analysis of Napoleon’s battlefield success and ultimate failure in a work that features the very best of campaign military history.

Author : Claus Telp
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Europe
ISBN : 0714657220

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The Evolution of Operational Art, 1740-1813 by Claus Telp Pdf

This book is a new look at the evolution of operational art and its complex roots in history.

Author : John T. Kuehn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440833083

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Napoleonic Warfare by John T. Kuehn Pdf

This carefully researched book provides an operational level analysis of European warfare from 1792 to 1815 that includes the tactics, operations, and strategy of major conflicts of the time. 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the famous Waterloo campaign, sparking a renewed interest in Napoleon's prowess as a military leader and acumen as a strategist. This in-depth analysis scrutinizes the complex campaigns and strategies of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, looking at how military genius—referred to in the book as "operational art"—shaded the panorama of 18th-century warfare. Drawing upon familiar battles as well as lesser-known campaigns, this sweeping reference uses 20th-century military theory to explain 19th-century events. Author John T. Kuehn discusses joint warfare and strategy found in the military movements of Marshal Suvorov in Italy and Switzerland in 1799; the early and later campaigns of Napoleon and Nelson; and the Duke of Wellington's campaigns in Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. The work also includes an entire chapter on theory and history of operational art spanning a variety of perspectives—from theorist Carl von Clausewitz to American air force pilot John Boyd. This book is a must-have for any military history collection.

Author : Michael Detlef Krause,R. Cody Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UOM:39015064807194

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Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art by Michael Detlef Krause,R. Cody Phillips Pdf

Author : Strategic Studies Institute,Justin Kelly,Mike Brennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 1304883116

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Alien: How Operational Art Devoured Strategy [Enlarged Edition] by Strategic Studies Institute,Justin Kelly,Mike Brennan Pdf

The publication of the 1982 version of Army Field Manual (FM) 100-5, Operations, introduced to the English-speaking world the idea of an operational level of war encompassing the planning and conduct of campaigns and major operations. It was followed 3 years later by the introduction of the term "operational art" which was, in practice, the skillful management of the operational level of war. This conception of an identifiably separate level of war that defined the jurisdiction of the profession of arms was, for a number of historical and cultural reasons, attractive to U.S. practitioners and plausible to its English-speaking allies. As a result, it and its associated doctrine spread rapidly around the world. The authors argue that as warfare continues to diffuse across definitional and conceptual boundaries and as the close orchestration of all of the instruments of national power becomes even more important, the current conception of campaigns and operations becomes crippling.