The Changing Face of War

by English, Allan D.; Royal Military College of Canada

• ISBN13: 9780773517233
• ISBN10: 0773517235
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-07-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

Part I deals with the evolution of military strategy and doctrine, from the Napoleonic Wars to today. Contributors look at the influence of great military thinkers, such as Carl von Clausewitz, on the armed forces of the Western world and examine how previous military leaders dealt with issues similar to those faced today, such as the effects of technology on strategy, the significance of the operational level of war, and ways of restructuring the armed forces in times of uncertainty and change. Part II examines warfare at the end of this century. Examples of the development of revolutionary warfare in Asia from Mao to Giap are used to underscore the cultural and situational influences on doctrines of revolutionary war. Part III looks at the future of conflict in the twenty-first century. Contributors investigate diverse issues, including the impact of computers on warfare, the effect of media coverage on strategy, space policy, arms control in the post-Cold War era, political systems and their relationship to the probability of war, and the prospects of stealth technology. In an era when armed forces around the world have come under increasing scrutiny and criticism, this collection of essays provides valuable lessons that may avert future military mistakes.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii	(2)
B. JOHN PLANT
Preface	ix	(2)
RONALD HAYCOCK
Editor's Preface	xi
ALLAN D. ENGLISH
Introduction	3	(5)
ALLAN D. ENGLISH
PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF MILITARY STRATEGY AND DOCTRINE	8	(97)
Clausewitz and His Influence on U.S. and Canadian Military Doctrine	9	(13)
LCOL RICHARD J. YOUNG
The Myth of Manoeuvre Warfare: Attrition in Military History	22	(11)
CAPT PAUL JOHNSTON
Strategy and Technology in Transition: Moltke and the Prussian General Staff	33	(17)
LCOL KENNETH M. NESBITT
A Study in Operational Command: Byng and the Canadian Corps	50	(17)
LCOL IAN MCCULLOCH
An Example of Force Development: Tukhachevsky and the Soviet Art of Deep Battle	67	(16)
MAJOR DUNCAN C.D. MILNE
The Problem of Army Renewal: Seeckt and the Reichswehr	83	(22)
MAJOR ROBERT POIRIER
PART II: UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE	105	(76)
Mao Zedong: A Peasant Who Learned from History	105	(15)
CDR ROSS STRUTHERS
Revolutionary War: The Viet Minh and the First Indo-Chinese War	120	(15)
CAPT NEAL ATTFIELD
Vo Nguyen Giap: A Strategy for Protracted Revolutionary War	135	(14)
LCOL PAUL F. WYNNYK
Brown-Water Navies and Counterinsurgency Operations	149	(19)
LCDR HAROLD J. HENDERSON
Eliminating the Shadows: Applying Counterinsurgency Doctrine to Peacekeeping	168	(13)
MAJOR RICHARD ROY
PART III: CONFLICT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY	181	(92)
Computers and Strategy: It's the Thought That Counts	181	(16)
MERVYN BERRIDGE-SILLS
Stealth Technology: A Revolution in Air Warfare?	197	(16)
LCOL RONALD BLANK
Beyond the Line: Strategy in Support of Space Control	213	(14)
CAPT JUSTIN SCHMIDT-CLEVER
Conventional Arms Control and Intelligence: A Symbiotic Relationship	227	(12)
CAPT EDWARD C. DENBEIGH
The Statistical Study of War: The Relationship between Democracy and War	239	(16)
LCDR GUY R. PHILLIPS
The Media and the Conduct of War	255	(18)
LCOL J.R.D. GERVAIS
Bibliography	273	(16)
Contributors	289	(6)
Index	295