The estimate of the situation and operation plans and orders
By: Marine Corps School
Contributors: United States. Marine Corps
Publisher: Marine Corps School
Published: 1937
Place of publication: Quantico, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
Subjects: Naval strategy; Military orders; Military planning
Description: "Instructions on the subject of Combat Orders are to be found in Chapter 2, Staff Officer's Field Manual, Part 1. Herewith is published the doctrine and practice of the Marine Corps Schools, and this text will be used as a textbook for the various courses. The text amplifies and emphasizes the instructions contained in the Staff Officer's Field Manual without in any way superseding it. It makes specific and particular application of the broad and general discussion contained therein." -- page v.
Notes: Cover title.

"9033 MCS Quantico, Va. 8-24-37--900" -- page 94.

Includes new page 73 entitled "An outline of an estimate of the terrain" and dated "9623 MCS Quantico, Va. 8-9-38-500."

"For instructional purposes only."

Also available online from the Internet Archive.  Address as of February 5, 2014:  https://archive.org/details/estimateofsituat00unse.
Table of contents: title: Responsibility of the commander. The commander and orders ; Steps involved ; Estimate of the situation ; Plan ; Orders ; Supervision; title: The estimate of the situation. The object and use of the estimate ; The purpose of a standard outline ; Importance of the decision ; Timeliness in the decision ; The value of training ; The prescribed outline ; Amount of detail ; The commander's estimate of the situation ; The abbreviated estimate; title: The plan. Importance ; Characteristics ; Composition ; Preparation; title: Types of operation orders. Classification ; Campaign plan ; Letters of instruction ; Warning orders ; Movement orders ; Operation orders ; Administrative order; title: Technique of operation orders. Purpose ; Period covered ; Amount of detail ; Details of time ; Details of place ; Designation of units ; Legibility ; Choice of language ; Abbreviations; title: Operation orders. Purpose of the prescribed sequence ; The art of preparation ; The method of issue ; Fragmentary operation order ; Oral and dictated operation orders ; Operation map ; Complete written operation order ; Heading ; The body ; Ending; title: Administration plans and orders. Administrative plan; title: general ; Method of procedure ; Force special staff functions in preparation of the administrative plan ; Formal administrative plan ; Forms for plans ; Administrative orders defined ; By whom issued ; By whom prepared ; Basis ; When issued ; How issued ; Amount of detail ; The complete written administrative order ; Oral and dictated administrative orders ; Fragmentary administrative orders ; Administrative map; title: Outlines. Attack ; Defense (passive) ; Defense (active) ; Defense (shore defense forces) ; Operation plan (landing operation) ; Aviation annex ; Recommendation for employment of artillery ; Artillery annex ; Engineer plan ; Communication annex ; Organization of the ground ; Estimate of the situation ; Abbreviated estimate of the situation ; Appreciation of the terrain ; Political survey ; Economic estimate ; Combat estimate ; Study of the theater of operations ; Study of the terrain ; Administrative order ; Administrative order (variation for a landing operation).