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Collection	School of Advanced Military Studies Monographs
Title	Clash of independent wills: how effective is brigade doctrine for meeting engagements?
Author	Johnson, John D.
Abstract	This monograph concerns the adequacy of heavy brigade doctrine for meeting engagements. Specifically, it discusses how well FM 71-3, Armored and Mechanized Infantry Brigade, provides guidance for the preparation for and conduct of meeting engagements. Army doctrine tends to regard meeting engagements as the result of mistakes and avoidable. This monograph concludes that this view is misguided and has a negative effect on heavy brigade doctrine. Theorists examined include Clausewitz, Simpkin, Fuller, Sun Tzu, and Tukhachevskiy. With this theoretical base, the monograph examines historical examples from both World War II and the Yom Kippur War to determine whether the theory is supported by experience. Finally, the monograph analyses FM 71-3 using criteria established in FM 100-5, Operations. These criteria are: seize the initiative early; develop the situation and initiate maneuver rapidly; attack violently and resolutely; and maintain momentum by synchronizing the actions of combat, combat support, and combat service support elements. This monograph concludes that U.S. Army doctrine in general and FM 71-3 in particular provide insufficient guidance for meeting engagements. This stems from a failure to adequately establish the context wherein meeting engagements take place. This problem is exacerbated by a negative stigma attached to meeting engagements that is passed down to FM 71-3 from higher level manuals. To be effective, FM 71-3 must recognize meeting engagements as opportunities to seize the initiative. Further, the manual must provide the particulars necessary to guide a unit's preparation and conduct of meeting engagements.
Keyword	Engagement; Heavy brigade; Army doctrine; Military theory; Rules of engagement; World War, 1939-1945; World War II; WWII; Arab-Israeli conflict; FM 71-3; Maneuvers; Attacks; Combat support
Series	Command and General Staff College (CGSC), School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) Monograph
Publisher	Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College,
Date, Original	1991-01-28
Date, Digital	2007
Resource Type	Textual
Format	PDF; Adobe Acrobat Reader required; 71 p.; 2.20 MB.
Call number	ADA 234195
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	2007-12-17

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