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Title: The Art of Maneuver : Maneuver Warfare Theory and Airland Battle by Robert Leonhard ISBN: 0-89141-532-7 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A detailed and readable study of maneuver in warfare
Comment: Leonhard discusses the art of neutralizing your opponent's strengths in detail, with numerous examples and analyses. He discusses three main techniques. Preemption is acting before your opponent expects an attack, catching him by surprise. Dislocation is acting in a way to avoid the enemy's strength, such as David attacking Goliath from out of Goliath's reach. Disruption is finding some critical enemy weakness, such as communications, or some position or assumption that supports morale, and attacking it fiercely. Leonhard explains these clearly and with plenty of examples.
Leonhard also provides numerous examples of what not to do, with detailed discussion of why such things are bad ideas. He strongly discourages attrition warfare, since it means we have to be superior in raw strength to prevail in a battle that will be bloody for both sides. He shows why not to engage the enemy when possible, and demonstrates how to seize opportunities to neutralize enemy forces without having to fight them. Most of his bad examples come from current U.S. Army thinking, although some of his good examples come from U.S. Army practice. This is not only a clear discussion of the practice of maneuver in warfare, but a spirited analysis of modern Army doctrine from a firm and understandable viewpoint.
The main failing of the book is Leonhard's insistence that maneuver is always the answer, and attrition never is, and his disregard of the dangers of maneuver. It is therefore not suitable as the first, or only, book to read about strategy. It makes an excellent second book, as it is a clear and compelling exposition of military maneuver.
Rating: 5
Summary: Enlightening, Educational and a bloody good read.
Comment: Instructors at various training institutions have been trying to educate me in the aspects of "Manouevre Warfare" for nearly ten years now, but it wasn't until I read this book that I began to understand it. The concepts and techniques that Mr Leonhard is trying to get across aren't new or original, as he implicitly states, but the genius he shows is in explaining it all so clearly and then applying it to modern situations. The style of writing was very easy to follow, and the book was, in the main, a joy to read. The more I read, the more the lights came on in my head.
While I couldn't say that I am now an expert on this approach to war (or even competent at it), understanding the principles behind it means I can begin to apply and practise them. This book is ideal reading for anyone in the senior lieutenant level, as a primer for the junior staff course(s) in your Army (Although instructors tend to preach manouvre and then practice attrition, it will still help you). It should be required reading for all officers who take their calling seriously, regardless of Corps. If nothing else, it will encourage debate, and that is always a healthy and desirable thing.
Highly recommended. I'm only sorry I can't get my own copy.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Real Deal
Comment: I have been a civilian student of strategy for over 20 years. This book is a bit dry, but then logic and strategy aren't meant to be light reads. Mr. Leonhard really understands that romance has no place in warfare and that the all honor goes to the winner.
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Title: Strategy by Basil Henry Liddell Hart, B. H. Liddell Hart, Basil H. Liddell-Hart ISBN: 0452010713 Publisher: Meridian Books Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Maneuver Warfare Handbook (Westview Special Studies in Military Affairs) by William S. Lind ISBN: 086531862X Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: July, 1985 List Price(USD): $34.00 |
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Title: Phantom Soldier: The Enemy's Answer to U.S. Firepower by H. John Poole, William S. Lind ISBN: 0963869558 Publisher: Posterity Pr Pub. Date: 09 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Principles of War for the Information Age by Robert Leonhard ISBN: 0891417133 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 26 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: On War by Karl Von Clausewitz, Carl Von Clausewitz, Carl Von Clausewitz, Anatol Rapoport ISBN: 0140444270 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: November, 1982 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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