Abstract: Abstract : With the 1982 revision of the Army's basic manual on doctrine, Field Manual 100-5, a term officially entered the Army's lexicon. The official recognition that there was such a thing as the of war was long overdue, but the appearance of this new term in conjunction with the promulgation of a doctrine-AirLand Battle-quite naturally led to a presumption that the two concepts were related. They are not. Airland Battle is a tactical doctrine, a doctrine essentially oriented on how to fight. The operational level of war is, by definition, above tactics. The operational level of war links tactical activities to strategic goals. It defines what is to be accomplished, now how to do it. To a large degree the 1982 revision of FM 100-5, with its concepts, was a sign that the Army finally was coming to grips with the lessons of Vietnam. That these lessons are simply restatements of the old is a fact that still has not been fully accepted.
Publication Year: 1986
Publication Date: 1986-07-04
Language: en
Type: article
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