The introduction briefly relates the background and need for the practical analysis of combat power. A review of doctrine highlights a lack of practical "how to" for the analysis of combat power. The monograph reviews the Force-Ratio method and...
The term asymmetric warfare is comparatively new in Chinese defense circles, and it is often used in reference to the U. S. Yet China has a long theoretical and historical tradition of seeking asymmetric responses to strategic challenges throughout...
In 1986, the US Army introduced Carl von Clausewitz's concept of center of gravity in Field Manual (FM) 100-5, Operations, and defined it as the ""hub of all power and movement upon which everything depends."" The manual explicitly stated that the...