Contents
Acknowledgments / xi
Introduction: Forging Victory from Defeat / 1
Part I The Remarkable Trinity
1 The Vietnam Syndrome and the American People / 7 2 The Vietnam Syndrome and the Government / 22 3 The Vietnam Syndrome and the Military / 44
Part II The Remarkable Renaissance
4 Back to Basics / 63 5 Maritime Strategy and Amphibious Warfare / 78 6 Aerospace Doctrine / 95 7 Strategic Military Doctrine / 117 8 Air Land Battle Doctrine / 139
Part III The Remarkable War
9 Tactics, Grand Tactics, and Strategy / 153 10 The Objective / 162 11 The Offensive / 180 12 Mass, Economy of Force, and Maneuver / 202 13 Security, Surprise, and Simplicity / 215 14 Unity of Command and Coalition Warfare / 231
Epilogue The New World Order / 248
Appendix Schwarzkopf: The Strategy Behind Desert Storm / 268
Index / 295 |