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Collection	Master of Military Art and Science Theses
Title	Battalion command in combat, forward edge of combat power: A leadership analysis of selected battalion commanders in combat in World War II, Korea and Vietnam with implication for future combat leaders.
Author	Megahan, Rick
Abstract	Based on the construction of detailed combat narratives and the application of current U.S. Army leadership doctrine as the assessment methodology, this study conducts a leadership analysis of three Distinguished Service Cross-winning battalion commanders of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The performances of LTC Benjamin Vandervoort at St. Mere-Eglise on 6-7 June 1944, of LTC James H. Lynch at Hill 314 in Korea on 12 September 1950, and of LTC Harold Moore at LZ X-Ray in Vietnam on 14-16 November 1964 are examined in terms of the tasks, the skills, knowledge, and attitudes, and the leadership performance indicators which support the nine leadership competencies of FM 22-100, Military Leadership . This study concludes that the leadership competencies and their supporting SKA and LPI constitute a valid assessment tool for analyzing the combat performance of the past - and future - battalion commanders. But on the whole, more of the warfighting focus of AirLand Battle doctrine should be incorporated into the performance standards in order to make the competencies more useful as a leadership evaluation tool for use at field training exercises or rotations at the National Training Center or the Joint Readiness Training Center.
Keyword	Army operations; Military doctrine; Combat leadership; Battalion level organizations; Combat forces; Combat skills
Series	Command and General Staff College (CGSC) MMAS thesis
Publisher	Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Date, Original	1990-01-06
Date, Digital	2004
Resource Type	Textual
Format	PDF Adobe Acrobat requred; 334 p.; 11 MB.
Call number	ADA 227385
Release statement	Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student-authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. (References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.)
Repository	Combined Arms Research Library
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2004-09-30

Collection	Master of Military Art and Science Theses
Title	Battalion command in combat, forward edge of combat power: A leadership analysis of selected battalion commanders in combat in World War II, Korea and Vietnam with implication for future combat leaders.
Series	Command and General Staff College (CGSC) MMAS thesis
Format	PDF; Adobe Acrobat required; 188 of 334 p.; 7.1 of 11 MB.
Release statement	Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student-authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. (References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.)
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2004-08-27

Battalion command in combat, forward edge of combat power: A leadership analysis of selected battalion commanders in combat in World War II, Korea and Vietnam with implication for future combat leaders.

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