War fighting
The book here in discussion is “War Fighting”. The main and over all purpose for this book is to explain and give examples of fighting wars. The book consists of the chapters, the first “Nature of War”. In this chapter the writer had many different topics, The Evolution of War, Violence and Danger, The Human Dimension, Uncertainty, and the definition of war just to name a few. The Definition of war is; War is a violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military force. Also in this chapter the writer tells about the evolution of war, which is timeless and ever changing. They also went into the balance being shifted back and forth do to the continuous changes and development in technology. It’s a great learning tool because this chapter talks about the aspects of war that are constantly changing and those that will remain the same. Now in chapter two “The Theory of War” the writer details the different levels of war, spectrum of conflict, means of war and many other topics. The means of war is just force applied in the organized form of violence, and the levels of war are from the highest to the lowest. The highest is the strategic level, which focus on mainly policy objectives. The lowest of the levels of war is the tactical level, and all this means how we plan to accomplish the mission at hand, the methods and concepts used. The middle level is the operational level. It’s important because it links the strategic and tactical levels together. It is the use of tactical results to attain strategic objectives. In chapter three “Preparing for War”, force planning, organization, professionalism, and training are all topics that are key things to grasp and comprehend. Force planning is planning that is associated with the creation
And maintenance of military capabilities in completing task. The key to any plan is an object. Organization; the operating forces must be organized to provide forward deployed or rapidly
And maintenance of military capabilities in completing task. The key to any plan is an object. Organization; the operating forces must be organized to provide forward deployed or rapidly