Campaigning
By: U.S. Marine Corps
Series: MCDP -- 1-2.
Publisher: Headquarters, United States Marine Corps
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Officers' handbooks; Modern Military history; United States. Marine Corps; United States
Description: "Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 1-2, Campaigning, provides the doctrinal basis for military campaigning in the Marine Corps, particularly as it pertains to a Marine commander or a MAGTF participating in the campaign. Campaigning applies the warfighting philosophies in MCDP 1, Warfighting, specifically to the operational level of war. It is linked to the other publications of the MCDP series and is fully compatible with joint doctrine." -- page [i-ii].
Notes: Cover title.

"21 July 1997" -- page [i].

"Supersedes FMFM 1-1, Campaigning, of 1990." -- page [ii].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-113).

Also available online from the Internet Archive.  Address as of February 5, 2014: https://archive.org/details/campaigningusmar00usma.
Table of contents: title: 1. The campaign. Strategy ; Tactics ; Operations ; Strategic-operational connection ; Tactical-operational connection ; Interdependence of the levels of war ; Campaigns ; Battles and engagements ; A comparative case study : Grant versus Lee ; The Marine Corps and campaigning; title: 2. Designing the campaign. Supporting the military strategic aim ; Identifying the enemy's critical vulnerabilities ; The campaign concept ; Campaign design : two examples ; The campaign plan; title: 3. Conducting the campaign. Strategic orientation ; The use of combat ; Perspective ; Surprise ; Tempo ; Synergy ; Leadership; title: Conclusion.