U.S. Army doctrine
Subtitle: from the American Revolution to the War on Terror
By: Walter E. Kretchik
Series: Modern war studies; Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780700618064
Subjects: Military doctrine; United States; United States. Army; Strategic culture; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology of U.S. Army keystone doctrinal manuals; title: Introduction : U.S. Army doctrine in historical perspective; title: Mimics at war : tactical drill, 1778-1848; title: From French drill to Teutonic initiative : infantry tactics and regulations, 1855-1905; title: Doctrine for army operations : from field service regulations to field manual 100-5, 1905-1945; title: Cold War doctrine : from Army operations to multinational and multiservice operations, 1945-1991; title: Doctrine for a post-Cold War world : multinational and multiservice operations, 1991-2008; title: Conclusion : regulating chaos.