Operational Design and the Center of Gravity: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
By inquiring into root problems and logically sequencing first, enemy and friendly centers of gravity are illuminated by the discrete steps of operational design. Asking how the problem can be solved or how and by what capability a center of gravity should be attacked gives commanders more insight into their own centers of gravity. Going after centers of gravity before defining the problem and before beginning development of an operational approach undermines the usefulness of operational design. Doctrinal adjustments are specified that can resolve this issue. These initiatives and clarifying the relationship between operational design and centers of gravity will increase their linkages and encourage more directly applicable doctrine |
05 февраля 2013
Withdrawing Under Fire: Lessons Learned from Islamist Insurgencies
BOOK REVIEW
Withdrawing Under Fire: Lessons Learned from Islamist Insurgencies
By Joshua L. Gleis
Potomac Books, 2011
238 pp. $29.95
ISBN: 978–1–59797–665–7 |
05 февраля 2013
Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba
BOOK REVIEW
Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba
By Stephen Tankel
Columbia University Press, 2011
288 pp. $35
ISBN: 978–0–231–70152–5 |
05 февраля 2013
