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Books as Frameworks: Military

Table of Contents

Army of None (Paul Scharre)

Robopocalypse Now

  1. The Coming Swarm: The Military Robotics Revolution
  2. The Terminator and the Roomba: What Is Autonomy?
  3. Machines That Kill: What Is an Autonomous Weapon?

Building the Terminator

  1. The Future Being Built Today: Autonomous Missiles, Drones, and Robot Swarms
  2. Inside the Puzzle Palace: Is the Pentagon Building Autonomous Weapons?
  3. Crossing the Threshold: Approving Autonomous Weapons
  4. World War R: Robotic Weapons Around the World
  5. Garage Bots: DIY Killer Robots

Runaway Gun

  1. Robots Run Amok: Failure in Autonomous Systems
  2. Command and Decision: Can Autonomous Weapons Be Used Safely?
  3. Black Box: The Weird, Alien World of Deep Neural Networks
  4. Failing Deadly: The Risk of Autonomous Weapons

Flash War

  1. Bot vs. Bot: An Arms Race in Speed
  2. The Invisible War: Autonomy in Cyberspace
  3. Summoning the Demon: The Rise of Intelligent Machines

The Fight to Ban Autonomous Weapons

  1. Robots on Trial: Autonomous Weapons and the Laws of War
  2. Soulless Killers: The Morality of Autonomous Weapons
  3. Playing with Fire: Autonomous Weapons and Stability

Averting Armageddon: The Weapon of Policy

  1. Centaur Warfighters: Humans + Machines
  2. The Pope and the Crossbow: The Mixed History of Arms Control
  3. Are Autonomous Weapons Inevitable?: The Search for Lethal Laws of Robotics

Winning The War Within

  1. Extreme Ownership
  2. No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders
  3. Believe
  4. Check The Ego

Laws Of Combat

  1. Cover And Move
  2. Simple
  3. Prioritize And Execute
  4. Decentralized Command

Sustaining Victory

  1. Plan
  2. Leading Up And Down The Chain Of Command
  3. Decisiveness Amid Uncertainty
  4. Discipline Equals Freedom - The Dichotomy Of Leadership

It’s Your Ship (D. Michael Abrashoff)

  1. Take Command
  2. Lead By Example
  3. Listen Aggressively
  4. Communicate Purpose And Meaning
  5. Create A Climate Of Trust
  6. Look For Results, Not Salutes
  7. Take Calculated Risks
  8. Go Beyond Standard Procedure
  9. Build Up Your People
  10. Generate Unity
  11. Improve Your People’s Quality Of Life
  12. Life After Benfold

On War (Carl von Clausewitz)

Book One: On the Nature of War

  1. What is War?
  2. Purpose and Means in War
  3. On Military Genius
  4. On Danger in War
  5. On Physical Effort in War
  6. Intelligence in War
  7. Friction in War
  8. Concluding Observations on Book One

Book Two: On the Theory of War

  1. Classifications of the Art of War
  2. On the Theory of War
  3. Art of War or Science of War
  4. Method and Routine
  5. Critical Analysis
  6. On Historical Examples

Book Three: On Strategy in General

  1. Strategy
  2. Elements of Strategy
  3. Moral Factors
  4. The Principal Moral Elements
  5. Military Virtues of the Army
  6. Boldness
  7. Perseverance
  8. Superiority of Numbers
  9. Surprise
  10. Cunning
  11. Concentration of Forces in Space
  12. Unification of Forces in Time
  13. The Strategic Reserve
  14. Economy of Force
  15. The Geometrical Factor
  16. The Suspension of Action in War
  17. The Character of Contemporary Warfare
  18. Tension and Rest

Book Four: The Engagement

  1. Introduction
  2. The Nature of Battle Today
  3. The Engagement in General
  4. The Engagement in General - Continued
  5. The Significance of the Engagement
  6. Duration of the Engagement
  7. Decision of the Engagement
  8. Mutual Agreement to Fight
  9. The Battle: Its Decision
  10. The Battle - Continued: The Effects of Victory
  11. The Battle - Continued: The Use of Battle
  12. Strategic Means of Exploiting Victory
  13. Retreat after a Lost Battle
  14. Night Operations

Book Five: Military Forces

  1. General Survey
  2. The Army, the Theater of Operations, the Campaign
  3. Relative Strength
  4. Relationship between the Branches of the Service
  5. The Army’s Order of Battle
  6. General Disposition of the Army
  7. Advance Guard and Outposts
  8. Operational Use of Advanced Corps
  9. Camps
  10. Marches
  11. Marches - Continued
  12. Marches - Concluded
  13. Billets
  14. Maintenance and Supply
  15. Base of Operations
  16. Lines of Communication
  17. Terrain
  18. The Command of Heights

Book Six: Defense

  1. Attack and Defense
  2. The Relationship between Attack and Defense in Tactics
  3. The Relationship between Attack and Defense in Strategy
  4. Convergence of Attack and Divergence of Defense
  5. The Character of Strategic Defense
  6. Scope of the Means of Defense
  7. Interaction between Attack and Defense
  8. Types of Resistance
  9. The Defensive Battle
  10. Fortresses
  11. Fortresses - Continued
  12. Defensive Positions
  13. Fortified Positions and Entrenched Camps
  14. Flank Positions
  15. Defensive Mountain Warfare
  16. Defensive Mountain Warfare - Continued
  17. Defensive Mountain Warfare - Concluded
  18. Defense of Rivers and Streams
  19. Defense of Rivers and Streams - Continued
  20. Defense of Swamps
  21. Inundations
  22. Defense of Forests
  23. The Cordon
  24. The Key to the Country
  25. Operations on a Flank
  26. Retreat to the Interior of the Country
  27. The People in Arms
  28. Defense of a Theater of Operations
  29. Defense of a Theater of Operations - Continued
  30. Defense of a Theater of Operations - Continued: Phased Resistance
  31. Defense of a Theater of Operations - Concluded: Where a Decision Is Not the Objective

Book Seven: The Attack

  1. Attack in Relation to Defense
  2. The Nature of Strategic Attack
  3. The Object of the Strategic Attack
  4. The Diminishing Force of the Attack
  5. The Culminating Point of the Attack
  6. Destruction of the Enemy’s Forces
  7. The Offensive Battle
  8. River Crossings
  9. Attack on Defensive Positions
  10. Attack on Entrenched Camps
  11. Attack on a Mountainous Area
  12. Attack on Cordons
  13. Maneuver
  14. Attacks on Swamps, Flooded Areas, and Forests
  15. Attack on a Theater of War: Seeking a Decision
  16. Attack on a Theater of War: Not Seeking a Decision
  17. Attack on Fortresses
  18. Attack on Convoys
  19. Attack on an Enemy Army in Billets
  20. Diversions
  21. Invasion
  22. The Culminating Point of Victory

Book Eight: War Plans

  1. Introduction
  2. Absolute War and Real War
  3. Interdependence of the Elements of War
  4. Scale of the Military Objective and of the Effort to Be Made
  5. Closer Definition of the Military Objective: The Defeat of the Enemy
  6. Closer Definition of the Military Objective - Continued: Limited Aims
  7. The Effect of the Political Aim on the Military Objective
  8. War is an Instrument of Policy
  9. The Limited Aim: Offensive War
  10. The Limited Aim: Defensive War
  11. The Plan of a War Designed to Lead to the Total Defeat of the Enemy

The Art of War (Sun Tzu)

  1. Laying Plans
  2. Waging War
  3. Attack by Stratagem
  4. Tactical Dispositions
  5. Use of Energy
  6. Weak Points and Strong
  7. Maneuvering an Army
  8. Variation of Tactics
  9. The Army on the March
  10. Classification of Terrain
  11. The Nine Situations
  12. Attack by Fire
  13. Use of Spies

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Campaigning

The Campaign

  1. Strategy
  2. Tactics
  3. Operations
  4. Strategic-Operational Connection
  5. Tactical-Operational Connection
  6. Interdependence of the Levels of War
  7. Campaigns
  8. Battles and Engagements
  9. A Comparative Case Study: Grant Versus Lee
  10. Policy
  11. Military Strategy
  12. Operations in 1864
  13. Tactics
  14. The Marine Corps and Campaigning

Designing the Campaign

  1. Supporting the Military Strategic Aim
  2. Campaigning Under an Annihilation Strategy
  3. Campaigning Under an Erosion Strategy
  4. Identifying the Enemy’s Critical Vulnerabilities
  5. The Campaign Concept
  6. Phasing the Campaign
  7. Conceptual, Functional, and Detailed Planning
  8. Conflict Termination
  9. Campaign Design: Two Examples
  10. Case Study: The Recapture of Europe, 1944-45
  11. Case Study: Malaysia, 1948-60
  12. The Campaign Plan

Conducting the Campaign

  1. Strategic Orientation
  2. The Use of Combat
  3. Perspective
  4. Surprise
  5. Tempo
  6. Synergy
  7. Command and Control
  8. Maneuver
  9. Fires
  10. Intelligence
  11. Logistics
  12. Force Protection
  13. Leadership

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Command and Control

The Nature of Command and Control

  1. How Important is Command and Control?
  2. What is Command and Control?
  3. What is the Basis of Command and Control?
  4. What is the Relationship Between “Command” and “Control”?
  5. What Does it Mean to be “In Control”?
  6. Complexity in Command and Control
  7. What Makes Up Command and Control?
  8. What Does Command and Control Do?
  9. The Environment of Command and Control: Uncertainty and Time
  10. Command and Control in the Information Age
  11. Conclusion

Command and Control Theory

  1. Point of Departure: The OODA Loop
  2. The Information Hierarchy
  3. Image Theory
  4. The Command and Control Spectrum
  5. Leadership Theory
  6. Planning Theory
  7. Organization Theory
  8. Communications Theory
  9. Information Management Theory
  10. Decisionmaking Theory
  11. Conclusion

Creating Effective Command and Control

  1. The Challenges to the System
  2. Mission Command and Control
  3. Low-Level Initiative
  4. Commander’s Intent
  5. Mutual Trust
  6. Implicit Understanding and Communication
  7. Decisionmaking
  8. Information Management
  9. Leadership
  10. Planning
  11. Focusing Command and Control
  12. The Command and Control Support Structure
  13. Training, Education, and Doctrine
  14. Procedures
  15. Manpower
  16. Organization
  17. Equipment and Technology
  18. Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Competing

The Nature of Competition

  1. Competition Explained
  2. The Continuum
  3. War is a Special Kind of Competition
  4. Competition Contains Many of the Same Attributes as War
  5. Ambiguity
  6. Uncertainty
  7. Boundary Stretching
  8. Fluidity, Disorder, Complexity
  9. The Human Dimension
  10. The Art, Science, and Dynamic of Competition
  11. The Evolution of Competition
  12. Conclusion

The Theory of Competition

  1. Competition as an Act of Policy
  2. Competitive Advantage
  3. Competitors as Systems
  4. Means in Competition
  5. Attraction
  6. Coercion
  7. Information
  8. The Spectrum and Styles of Competition
  9. The Threshold of Violence
  10. Decision Making, Initiative, and Response
  11. Conclusion

Preparing for Competition

  1. Competition and the Marine Corps
  2. Campaigning Mindset
  3. Professionalism
  4. Education
  5. Talent Management
  6. Force Planning
  7. Conclusion

How Rivals Approach Competition

  1. The Test
  2. Differing Orientations
  3. Orientation’s Effect on the OODA Loop
  4. Language Shapes Behavior
  5. Culture
  6. How Rivals View the Competitive Environment
  7. Differing Approach to Competition Campaigning
  8. A Rival Concept for Competition
  9. The Idea of “Theory of Victory” Applied to Competition
  10. The Concept Illustrated
  11. Conclusion

The Conduct of Competition

  1. The Challenge
  2. Maneuver Warfare’s Influence
  3. Orienting on the Competitor
  4. Shaping the Action
  5. Combined Arms
  6. Campaign of Competition
  7. Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Expeditionary Operations

The Landscape: Chaos in the Littorals

  1. After the Cold War: The “New Anarchy”
  2. Crises: Disaster, Disruption, Dispute
  3. Fragmentation and Integration
  4. Major Regional Contingency
  5. Smaller-Scale Contingencies
  6. Nonstate Actors
  7. The Developing World
  8. Population Factors
  9. Urbanized Terrain
  10. The Importance of the Sea and the Littoral Regions
  11. Weaponry
  12. Conclusion

The Nature of Expeditionary Operations

  1. National Interests, Crisis Prevention, and Crisis Response
  2. Expeditionary Operations Defined and Discussed
  3. Reasons for Conducting Expeditionary Operations
  4. Sequence in Projecting Expeditionary Forces
  5. Expeditionary Mindset
  6. Naval Character
  7. Strategic Mobility: Closure Rate and Global Reach
  8. Operational Mobility
  9. Operational and Tactical Competence
  10. Sustainability
  11. Adaptability
  12. Reconstitution
  13. Cost-Effectiveness
  14. Conclusion

Expeditionary Organizations

  1. Naval Expeditionary Forces
  2. Marine Corps Forces Commands
  3. Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
  4. The Structure of the MAGTF
  5. The Marine Expeditionary Force
  6. The Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)
  7. The Special Purpose MAGTF
  8. Maritime Prepositioning Forces
  9. Air Contingency Forces
  10. Marine Component Commands
  11. Standing Task Force Headquarters
  12. Conclusion

Expeditionary Concepts

  1. Operational Maneuver from the Sea
  2. Case Study: The Marianas, 1944
  3. Sustained Operations Ashore
  4. Case Study: The Persian Gulf, 1990-1991
  5. Military Operations Other Than War
  6. Case Study: Mogadishu, Somalia, 1991
  7. Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations
  8. Case Study: Saudi Arabia, 1990
  9. Conclusion

Epilogue

  1. Operation Littoral Chaos Case Study: West Africa, 2017-18
  2. Operation Littoral Chaos Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Information

Nature of Information

  1. Information Explained
  2. How Important is Information?
  3. Characteristics of the Information Environment
  4. How Competitors Approach Information
  5. Conclusion

Theory of Information

  1. Informational Power
  2. Information and the Attributes of War
  3. What is an Information Advantage?
  4. Functions of Information
  5. The Cognitive and Functional Components of Military Objectives
  6. Information and Deception
  7. Conclusion

Effective Use of Information

  1. Principles of the Information Warfighting Function
  2. Achieving Information Advantages
  3. Information Advantages across the Competition Continuum
  4. Conclusion

Institutionalizing Information

  1. Distinguishing the Information Warfighting Function
  2. Information and the Other Warfighting Functions
  3. Information in the Planning Process
  4. Prioritizing Information
  5. Leveraging all Capabilities, and Ally and Partner Networks
  6. Using Training Exercises for Real-World Effect
  7. Practicing Discipline in the Information Environment
  8. Command and Service Narrative
  9. Doctrine, Training, and Education
  10. Force Development and Design
  11. Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Intelligence

The Nature of Intelligence

  1. How Important is Intelligence?
  2. The Objectives of Intelligence
  3. Intelligence as Knowledge
  4. Intelligence as a Process
  5. Why the Mystery?
  6. What Makes Intelligence Different?
  7. Expectations of Intelligence
  8. Intelligence in the Information Age
  9. A Case Study: Desert Storm 1990-1991
  10. Conclusion

Intelligence Theory

  1. What Do We Want to Know About the Enemy?
  2. Characteristics of Good Intelligence
  3. Classes of Intelligence
  4. Capabilities Versus Intentions
  5. Signals and Noise
  6. Levels of Intelligence
  7. Intelligence Requirements
  8. Sources of Intelligence
  9. Functions of Intelligence
  10. Security
  11. The Intelligence Cycle
  12. A Case Study: Vietnam 1972
  13. Conclusion

Creating Effective Intelligence

  1. The Challenge to Intelligence
  2. Intelligence Is a Command Responsibility
  3. The Command-Intelligence Connection
  4. The Intelligence-Operations Connection
  5. Intelligence as a Team Effort
  6. Intelligence Is a Product, Not a Provision
  7. A Balanced Approach
  8. Focusing the Intelligence Effort
  9. Generating Tempo Through Intelligence
  10. Intelligence Education and Training
  11. A Case Study: Somalia 1992-1993
  12. Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Leading Marines

Our Ethos

  1. Making Marines: The Transformation
  2. Our Core Values
  3. Naval Character and Expeditionary Mindset
  4. Every Marine A
  5. Rifleman
  6. Faithfulness to Nation, Corps, and Each Other
  7. Marine Traditions

Foundations of Leadership

  1. The Relationship Between Leaders and Their Marines
  2. Leadership Traits
  3. Leadership Principles
  4. Morale
  5. Discipline
  6. Setting the Example
  7. Taking Charge
  8. Physical Courage
  9. Moral Courage

Overcoming Challenges

  1. Friction
  2. Moral Challenges
  3. Physical Challenges
  4. Adaptability and Innovation
  5. Decentralization
  6. Resiliency
  7. Trust and Failure

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Learning

The Nature of Learning

  1. Learning and Competence
  2. The Role of Learning in Warfighting
  3. Key Principles of Learning
  4. The Human Dimension and Science of Learning
  5. Problem Solving as a Warfighting Capability
  6. The Mind as a Weapon
  7. Continuous Learners
  8. Conclusion

The Culture of Learning

  1. Organizational Culture
  2. Areas of Responsibility
  3. Professional
  4. Expectations
  5. Conclusion

The Learning Environment

  1. Learning Environments
  2. Setting the Conditions for Success
  3. The Expeditionary Nature of Learning
  4. A Learner-Centric Model
  5. Self-Directed Learning
  6. The Role of the Instructor
  7. Assessments as Tools
  8. Technology in Support of Learning
  9. Conclusion

The Learning Leader

  1. Foster and Encourage
  2. Teaching and Leading
  3. Humility
  4. Technical and Tactical Proficiency
  5. Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Logistics

The Nature of Logistics

  1. What is Logistics?
  2. The Evolution of Logistics
  3. Operational Context
  4. Logistics Characteristics
  5. Logistics as a Warfighting Function
  6. Logistics and Maneuver Warfare
  7. Conclusion

The Theory of Logistics

  1. Logistics Principles
  2. The Logistics Process
  3. Logistics Functions
  4. The Logistics System
  5. Sourcing Methods
  6. Distribution
  7. Testing the Theory
  8. Conclusion

The Logistics Enterprise

  1. Logistics and the Levels of Warfare
  2. Tactical Logistics
  3. Operational Logistics
  4. Strategic Logistics
  5. Roles and Responsibilities
  6. Conclusion
  7. Scenario Welcome to the Theater

Logistics Preparation

  1. Logistics and the Individual Marine
  2. Logistics Training and Education
  3. Logistics Considerations for Equipment
  4. Logistics Preparations for Deploying Forces
  5. Logistics Preparations over Time
  6. Conclusion

Logistics Planning and Execution

  1. Leadership
  2. Command and Control
  3. Logistics Planning
  4. Logistics Shaping Actions
  5. Logistics Visibility and Adjustments
  6. Risk
  7. Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Marine Corps Planning Process

Planning Overview

  1. Doctrinal Underpinnings
  2. Synopsis of the Marine Corps Planning Process
  3. Tenets of the Marine Corps Planning Process

Problem Framing

  1. Design
  2. Introduction to Marine Corps Design Methodology
  3. Commander’s Operational Approach
  4. Issue the Warning Order
  5. Staff Actions
  6. Considerations

Course of Action Development

  1. Develop Courses of Action
  2. Course of Action Development Brief
  3. Commander’s Wargaming Guidance and Evaluation Criteria
  4. Considerations

Course of Action War Game

  1. War Game Preparations
  2. War Game Techniques
  3. Conduct of the War Game
  4. Recording the War Game
  5. Refine Staff Estimates, Estimates of Supportability, and Supporting Concepts
  6. Prepare Course of Action War Game Brief
  7. Commander’s Comparison and Decision Guidance
  8. Considerations

Course of Action Comparison and Decision

  1. Prepare Course of Action Comparison and Decision Products
  2. Course of Action Comparison and Decision Discussion
  3. Commander’s Decision
  4. Update the Warning Order
  5. Considerations

Orders Development

  1. Refine the Concept of Operations
  2. Prepare the Order or Plan
  3. Orders Reconciliation
  4. Orders Crosswalk
  5. Approve the Order or Plan
  6. Considerations

Transition

  1. Transition Preparation
  2. Transition Events
  3. Transition Components
  4. Confirmation Briefs

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Planning

The Nature of Planning

  1. Planning and Plans Defined
  2. The Value of Planning
  3. Categories of Military Planning
  4. Planning Takes Many Forms
  5. Planning as Command and Control
  6. The Functions of Planning and Plans
  7. Types of Plans
  8. Uncertainty and Time: Planning for an Unknowable Future
  9. Complexity: The Limits of Foresight and Design
  10. Planning Misused
  11. Conclusion

Planning Theory

  1. The Planning Process
  2. Analysis and Synthesis
  3. The Planning Hierarchy
  4. Modes of Planning
  5. Planning Parameters: Detail and Horizon
  6. Decision and Execution Planning
  7. Deliberate and Rapid Planning
  8. Forward and Reverse Planning
  9. Components of a Plan
  10. Tight and Loose Coupling
  11. Simplicity and Complexity
  12. Conclusion

Planning Effectively

  1. Planning in Maneuver Warfare
  2. Situational Factors
  3. Simple Plans
  4. Loose, Modular Plans
  5. Adaptive, Flexible Plans
  6. Timely Plans
  7. Planning in Time
  8. Planning as Shaping
  9. Continuous, Evolutionary Planning
  10. Participatory Planning
  11. Commanders and Planners
  12. Plans and Orders
  13. Conclusion

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Strategy

The Strategic Environment

  1. The Nature of Politics and War
  2. Further Defining War
  3. The Nature of War-Making Political Entities
  4. The Trinity

Strategic Constants and Norms

  1. The Physical Environment
  2. National Character
  3. War and the State
  4. The Balance of Power Mechanism

Strategy: Ends and Means

  1. National Strategy
  2. Means in National Strategy
  3. Adapting Ends to Means, and Vice Versa

Ends in National Strategy

  1. Survival and Victory
  2. Political Objectives

Ends in Military Strategy

  1. Relationship Between Political and Military Objectives
  2. Distinguishing Between Erosion and Annihilation Strategies

Strategic Opposites

  1. Defensive and Offensive Strategies
  2. Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Strategies
  3. Deterrence: Strategies of Reprisal or Denial
  4. Standardized or Tailored Strategies
  5. Strategy by Intent or by Default
  6. Evaluating Opposing Strategies

The Making of Strategy

  1. Who Makes Strategy?
  2. Just War

The Strategy-Making Process

  1. The Strategic Assessment
  2. Political Objectives
  3. Military Objectives and the Means to Achieve Them
  4. Strategic Concepts

Strategy-Making Pitfalls

  1. Strategic Panaceas
  2. Emphasizing Process Over Product
  3. The Fait Accompli
  4. Limited and Unlimited Wars
  5. Paralysis and Recklessness

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Sustaining the Transformation

Our Legacy

  1. History
  2. Heritage
  3. Sustaining the Transformation

Preparing for the Future

  1. Firm Goals and Flexible Methods
  2. Maintaining our Reputation

Junior Enlisted Marines

  1. A Solid Foundation
  2. A Sense of Identity and Belonging
  3. Trust in Leadership
  4. Camaraderie and Unity
  5. Resilience and Perseverance
  6. Sustaining Self
  7. Sustaining Others

Noncommissioned Officers

  1. From Student to Teacher
  2. Seeing the Bigger Picture
  3. Considering Reenlistment
  4. Sustaining Self
  5. Sustaining Others

Staff Noncommissioned Officers

  1. Balance Personal Advancement with Servant Leadership
  2. Special Duty
  3. Sustaining Self
  4. Sustaining Others
  5. Warrant Officers
  6. Sustaining Self
  7. Sustaining Others

Company-Grade Officers

  1. Leading with Humility
  2. Confidence without Experience
  3. Sustaining Self
  4. Sustaining Others

Field-Grade Officers

  1. Continued Growth as a Leader
  2. Sustaining Self
  3. Sustaining Others

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Tactics

Understanding Tactics

  1. An Art and A Science
  2. The Environment
  3. How We View Combat and How We Fight
  4. Marine Corps Tactics
  5. Conclusion

Achieving a Decision

  1. Anzio: A Model of Tactical Indecisiveness
  2. Cannae: A Clear Tactical Decision Achieved
  3. Understanding Decisiveness
  4. Military Judgment
  5. Understanding the Situation
  6. Acting Decisively
  7. Conclusion

Gaining Advantage

  1. Combined Arms
  2. Maneuver
  3. Exploiting the Environment
  4. Terrain
  5. Weather
  6. Periods of Darkness or Reduced Visibility
  7. Complementary Forces
  8. Surprise
  9. Trapping the Enemy
  10. Developing an Ambush Mentality
  11. Asymmetry
  12. Conclusion

Being Faster

  1. Speed in Combat
  2. What is Speed?
  3. Speed and Time
  4. Timing
  5. Relative Speed
  6. Continuing Speed
  7. Speed and Change
  8. Becoming Faster
  9. Conclusion

Adapting

  1. Anticipation
  2. Improvisation
  3. Flexible Plans
  4. Decentralization
  5. Conclusion

Cooperating

  1. Control in Combat
  2. Cooperation
  3. Discipline
  4. Conclusion

Exploiting Success and Finishing

  1. Building on Advantage
  2. Consolidation, Exploitation, and Pursuit
  3. Finishing the Enemy
  4. Use of the Reserve in Combat
  5. Conclusion

Making it Happen

  1. Doctrine
  2. Education
  3. Training
  4. Conclusion

Training and Educational Methods

  1. Professional Reading and Historical Study
  2. Tactical Exercises
  3. Wargaming
  4. Terrain Walks
  5. Competition
  6. Critiques

U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication - Warfighting

The Nature of War

  1. War Defined
  2. Friction
  3. Uncertainty
  4. Fluidity
  5. Disorder
  6. Complexity
  7. The Human Dimension
  8. Violence and Danger
  9. Physical, Moral, and Mental Forces
  10. The Evolution of War
  11. The Science, Art, and Dynamic of War
  12. Conclusion

The Theory of War

  1. War As an Act of Policy
  2. Means in War
  3. The Spectrum of Conflict
  4. Levels of War
  5. Initiative and Response
  6. Styles of Warfare
  7. Combat Power
  8. Speed and Focus
  9. Surprise and Boldness
  10. Centers of Gravity and Critical Vulnerabilities
  11. Creating and Exploiting Opportunity
  12. Conclusion

Preparing for War

  1. Force Planning
  2. Organization
  3. Doctrine
  4. Professionalism
  5. Training
  6. Professional Military Education
  7. Personnel
  8. Management
  9. Equipping
  10. Conclusion

The Conduct of War

  1. The Challenge
  2. Maneuver Warfare
  3. Orienting on the Enemy
  4. Philosophy of Command
  5. Shaping the Action
  6. Decisionmaking
  7. Mission Tactics
  8. Commander’s Intent
  9. Main Effort
  10. Surfaces and Gaps
  11. Combined Arms
  12. Conclusion

Why We Fight (Christopher Blattman)

The Roots of War

  1. Why We Don’t Fight
  2. Unchecked Interests
  3. Intangible Incentives
  4. Uncertainty
  5. Commitment Problems
  6. Misperceptions

The Paths to Peace

  1. Interdependence
  2. Checks and Balances
  3. Rules and Enforcement
  4. Interventions
  5. Wayward Paths to War and Peace
  6. Conclusion: The Peacemeal Engineer