Tactics
Series: MCDP -- 1-3.
Publisher: U.S. Marine Corps
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Handbooks, manuals; Tactics; Military art and science; United States. Marine Corps; United States
Description: "This publication is a revision of Fleet Marine Force Manual 1-3, Tactics, of 1991 and supersedes it. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 1-3 fully retains the spirit, scope, and basic concepts of its predecessor. MCDP 1-3 further develops and refines some of those concepts; in particular, a new chapter has been added on exploiting success and finishing, and some of the original material has been reorganized and expanded ... Presuming an understanding of maneuver warfare, MCDP 1-3 applies it specifically to the tactical level of war ... This publication establishes the Marine Corps' philosophy for waging and winning battles." -- pages [ii-ii].
Notes: Cover title.

Shipping list number: 97-0380-P.

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138).

Also available online from the Internet Archive.  Address as of February 7, 2014:  https://archive.org/details/tactics00unse.
Table of contents: title: 1. Understanding tactics. An art and a science ; The environment ; How we view combat and how we fight ; Marine Corps tactics ; Conclusion; title: 2. Achieving a decision : Anzio: a model of tactical indecisiveness ; Cannae: a clear tactical decision achieved ; Understanding decisiveness ; Military judgment ; Understanding the situation ; Acting decisively ; Conclusion; title: 3. Gaining advantage. Combined arms ; Maneuver ; Exploiting the environment ; Terrain ; Weather ; Periods of darkness or reduced visibility ; Complementary forces ; Surprise ; Trapping the enemy ; Developing and ambush mentality ; Asymmetry ; Conclusion; title: 4. Being faster. Speed in combat ; What is speed? ; Speed and time ; Timing ; Relative speed ; Continuing speed ; Speed and change ; Becoming faster ; Conclusion; title: 5. Adapting. Anticipation ; Improvisation ; Flexible plans ; Decentralization ; Conclusion; title: 6. Cooperating. Control in combat ; Cooperation ; Discipline ; Conclusion; title: 7. Exploiting success and finishing. Building on advantage ; Consolidation ; exploitation, and pursuit ; Finishing the enemy ; Use of the reserve in combat ; Conclusion; title: 8. Making it happen. Doctrine ; Education ; Training ; Training and educational methods ; Professional reading and historical study ; Tactical exercises ; Wargaming ; Terrain walks ; Competition ; Critiques ; Conclusion.