This book examines the operational insights offered by the analysisof the Tullahoma, or Middle Tennessee, Campaign of 1863. The bookuncovers these operational insights by examining how Major GeneralWilliam S. Rosecrans, commander of the Army of the Cumberland, andGeneral Braxton Bragg, commander of the Army of Tennessee, planned forand conducted the nine day campaign.This book of both commanders' planning and execution of a campaigncharacterized by maneuver, rather than large scale battles, highlightsfive important insights into operational warfighting, These insightsinclude the translation of strategic guidance into an operational plan, offensive and defensive operational planning, the importance of deception, there effects of sustainment on an operation, and the influence of leadership on the planning and conduct of a campaig
Author: U. S. Army Command and General Staff Col |
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date: Apr 18, 2015 |
Number of Pages: 198 pages |
Binding: Paperback or Softback |
ISBN-10: 1511761695 |
ISBN-13: 9781511761697 |