Advanced land warfare : tactics and operations /

International politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise character of future war will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries, allies, technology, geographical scope, and multiple domains of warf...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Weissmann, Mikael (Editor), Nilsson, Niklas (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press [2023]
Subjects:	Military art and science. Tactics. Art et science militaires. Tactique militaire. Military art and science Tactics Warfare & defence. Warfare and Defence. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
titlepage
copyright
Foreword
Contents
Abbreviations
Contributors
1 Approaching Land Warfare in the Twenty-first Century
Approaching Land Warfare
Development of Land Warfare
Current and Future Challenges
Character of War and Transformation of the Battlefield
Structure of the Volume
Chapter-by-chapter Synopsis
I LAND WARFARE
2 The Future of Manoeuvre Warfare
Introduction
Manoeuvre Warfare
The Future Importance of Manoeuvre Warfare
Alternative Perspectives
Conclusion
3 Commanding Contemporary and Future Land Operations: What Role for Mission Command?
Introduction
Mission Command: Culture or Method?
Commanding Land Operations in the Contemporary and Future Operational Environment
The Informational Challenge
Command, Communication, and Technology
Conclusion
4 Combat Logistics in the Twenty-first Century: Enabling the Mobility, Endurance, and Sustainment of NATO Land Forces in a Future Major Conflict
Introduction
The Character and Scope of Military Logistics
The Applications of Combat Logistics
AM, Robotics, and AI in Future Force Structures
Conclusion
5 The Command of Land Forces
Introduction
Purpose
Products
Processes
Structures
Systems
People
Summary and Conclusions
6 Tactical Tenets: Checklists or Toolboxes
Introduction
What Is `Tactics'?
The History of Tactical Theory
Purpose of Theory
From Principles to Tenets
Relationship with Strategy
Tactical Theory in Practice
Conclusion
7 Urban Warfare: Challenges of Military Operations on Tomorrow's Battlefield
Introduction
Approaching Urban Warfare
Future Challenges for Urban Warfare
Conclusion: Eleven Takeaways about Urban Warfare
8 Emerging Technologies: From Concept to Capability
Introduction
Autonomous Systems
Layered Precision Fires
High Fidelity Layered Sensors
Artificial Intelligence
Combining Emerging Capabilities
9 Interoperability Challenges in an Era of Systemic Competition
Introduction
Understanding Interoperability
Interoperability in an Era of Systemic Competition
The UK's Approach to Interoperability
Conclusion
10 The Moral Component of Fighting: Bringing Society Back In
Introduction
Why Soldiers Fight
How Society Slips from View
Considering the Role of Society
Conclusion
11 Military Health Services Supporting the Land Component in the Twenty-first Century
Introduction
What is a Military Health System?
The Twenty-first-century Context
COVID-19-A Game Changer?
The Future of Health Services Support to the Land Component in Military Operations
Conclusions
II CASE STUDIES
12 The Operational Cultures of American Ground Forces