An Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1: Planner; title: Development of a strategic thinker; title: Student of applied strategy: the reading program of a professional officer; title: 2: Requirement; title: Military in 1941; title: Marshall orders a new plan; title: 3: Strategic Estimates; title: First steps: Outlining the problem; title: Question 1: National objective; title: Question 2: Military strategy; title: Question 3: Military forces; title: 4: Detailed Planning; title: At issue: How many divisions?; title: Structure of the division: planning considerations; title: Organizing the force: influence of the war plan; title: Mission 1: Hemispheric defense; title: Mission 2: Defend the outlying possessions; title: Mission 3: Overseas task forces; title: Recapitulation; title: 5: Assessments; title: Limitations of the plan: Total divisions; title: Limitations of the plan: Type divisions; title: Limitations of the plan: Replacement problem; title: Successes of the plan: Total army strength; title: Successes of the plan: Operational fit; title: Successes of the plan: Political and military reality; title: Successes of the plan: Planning process; title: Successes of the plan: Competence in planning; title: What was the Victory plan?; title: Appendix: Army portion of the Victory plan; title: Bibliography; title: Index.