The British and French Doctrines on Infantry in Attack

Captian B.H. Liddell Hart

Published: July 1922

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Combat Group "Schimpf" at louvain

Lt. Col. G. R. Meyer, C.A.C.

There exists frequently among the uninformed an impression that generalship is a gift, that the successful general knows by intuition just what steps to take to meet any situation. Your experience and study, I am sure, have brought home to you that this impression is wrong. You realize that the profession of arms involves the logical application of acquired knowledge.

Published: June 1939

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The Proof of the Pudding: Testing United States Infantry Doctrine in Tunisia

Lt. Col. Byron L. Paige, Coast Artillery Corps

The time-worn statement that “the proof of the pudding is in the eating” has its counterpart in war, where we can say with the same tolerance for variations in recipes, “The test of doctrine is success in battle.”

Published: January 1944

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The United States Army: Its Doctrine and Influence on US Military Strategy

General Willard G. Wyman, United States Army Commanding General, United States Continental Army Command Fort Monroe, Virginia

Army doctrine is not restricted to a uniservice concept, but is based upon a triservice approach to the conduct of future warfare recognizing the manifold possibilities under which such warfare may be conducted.

Published: March 1958

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Riot Control Doctrine

Major John K. Stoner, Jr., United States Army

In recent years, the frequency of civil disturbances in which military forces have been committed has been on the increase. The surge of civil rights activity within the United States has brought about several instances when US Army personnel have been called upon to take action to protect life and property.

Published: February 1965

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Large-Unit Operational Doctrine

Major Paul E. Cate, US Army

The US Army clearly articulated its doctrine on how small units (division and below) will fight in its capstone manual FM 100-5, Operations. However, there is a doctrinal vacuum on how echelons above division (EAD) will operate. FM 100-15, Corps Operations, which is scheduled for publication in 1979, should fill part of this void. The author is concerned that EAD doctrine cover at least three major areas. These are: a statement concerning the nature of large-unit combat and preconceived maneuver; an explanation of the indirect approach; and means of achieving true concentration on the battlefield. An extension of small-unit tactics to fit corps operations does not appear to be a feasible solution to the problem.

Published: December 1978

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Doctrine, Not Dogma

Colonel William G. Hanne, US Army

This article challenges certain aspects of some of the current writings on AirLand Battle doctrine in the hope that fresh thought and ideas can be interjected into the doctrinal process. The author attempts to determine the Soviet operational maneuver group’s impact on the extended battlefield and offers a series of possible solutions or risk-reducing measures countering its effects.

Published: June 1983

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Full-Dimensional Operations: A Doctrine for an Era of Change

Gen. Frederick M. Franks Jr., US Army

Just four years ago, the Berlin Wall was razed, symbolically announcing the end of the Cold War and declaring the dawn of a new era-an era of great change. The strategic landscape is now different and we are in a pivotal and uncommonly challenging period for our nation, our Army and the US Army Training and Doctrine Command. This new strategic context establishes a whole new set of conditions for us. Unlike the relatively predictable environment of the Cold War, we are now faced with much uncertainty in a world of rapidly accelerating change, as events since 1989 have demonstrated. This new environment-this new era-requires a different posture for our nation and our Army, both physically and intellectually. This is a different-decidedly different-challenge from what we faced only a few years ago.

Published: December 1993

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Information Operations: Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures

Lt. Col. Richard H. Wright, US Army, Retired

Joint doctrine arbitrarily places each element under either offensive or defensive IO. The Army believes this approach to is too restrictive and that the elements are equally applicable to either offensive or defensive operations.

Published: March 2001

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Unified Land Operations: The Evolution of Army Doctrine for Success in the 21st Century

Colonel Bill Benson

United States Military Forces began the second decade of the 21st century decisively engaged in operations around the world, continuing a trend of prolonged military operations other than war that began in the 1990s in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo and continued during the first decade of the 21st century in Iraq and Afghanistan. The U.S. Army faces the challenge of long, repeated deployments against enemy formations that do not lend themselves to straightforward doctrinal definitions and constructs.

Published: March 2012

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Bridging the Three-Generational Gap Using Doctrine

Col. Richard J. Davis, U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Jonathan P. Graebener, U.S. Army

The author argued that the lack of shared understanding is due to varying levels of experience between the generations and a lack of mentorship and training of young staff officers.

Published: 9 January 2021

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