Bloodless theories, bloody wars: Easy-win concepts crumble in combat

Article Abstract:

Effects-Based Operations (EBO) and other schemes for sterilized techno-wars have surprised deep roots in the US military culture. The origin of EBO can be rooted in the 19th-century cult of Gen. George B. McClellan's favorite military theorist, Baron Antoine Henri Jomini, the Swiss born, French-speaking military charlatan who seduced the engineers produced by West Point with his geometrical 'the calculus is all' approach to warfare.

International Affairs, Military Exercises & Maneuvers, Military Action, Military aspects, Military operations, Military maneuvers, Electronic warfare

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Dishonest doctrine: a selective use of history taints the COIN manual

Article Abstract:

The article discusses Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency manual (COIN) for its dishonest approach and also the pragmatic dangers that it has created.

Dept of the Army, US Marine Corps, Evaluation, History, United States. Army, United States. Marine Corps, Counterinsurgency, Military doctrines, Field manuals (Military publications)

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