Dominant land forces for 21st century warfare /

"This paper introduces the idea of persistent security that originates from dominant landpower--establishing a force that can establish a persistently secure environment is the challenge frequently overlooked in the way the American military trains, thinks and approaches warfighting. The author...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Degen, E. J., 1961-
Corporate Author: Institute of Land Warfare (Association of the United States Army)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Arlington, VA : Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army, [2009]
Series:Land warfare papers ; no. 72.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A notion of persistent security
  • A global environment
  • The continuum of operations and persistent security
  • Two sides to persistent security
  • The role of landpower
  • Firepower versus maneuver warfare
  • A history of firepower versus maneuver
  • Prior to World War I
  • World War I
  • The Inter-war years
  • World War II
  • Post-World War II
  • Conclusion of historical analysis
  • Evolving doctrine and the future of warfare
  • Future theory and doctrine
  • Firepower versus maneuver : final analysis
  • Conclusions on the future of warfare
  • Impacts on the operational environment
  • National security in the global environment
  • It begins with security
  • Conclusion.