The purpose of this monograph is to identify skills and capabilities required by commanders to excel at the operational level of war and in the practice of oper
The purpose of this monograph is to identify skills and capabilities required by commanders to excel at the operational level of war and in the practice of oper
On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-Chief Henry Halleck: “All your available force should be co
The military history of the Civil War has tended to focus on such issues as tactics, courage under fire, and which leader was capable of the bold stroke (Lee) a
The American Civil War introduced the operational level of war and with its introduction came one of the greatest challenges ever confronted by military command
