...waged its own war on its own people. The US became entrenched in the region enforcing no-fly zones for over a decade. One could say phase IV (transition) wasn’t given adequate planning attention. In fact, CENTCOM’s POLAD remarked there wasn’t any war termination planning conducted. One must approach phase IV planning with as much detail as the others to ensure we meet out national end state/national policies. We must plan to transition from combat to a MOOTW mode (with greater emphasis on other national power elements). The national strategic objective was the unconditional, complete withdrawal of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Additionally, the US pushed restoration of the legitimate Kuwaiti government and repatriation of prisoners (coalition or civilian). The overarching military objective was the destruction of the RGFC. This was stated early by CINCCENT and he pursued this throughout combat with...
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...The Vietnam War was a long, costly, and gruesome war that America wants to keep in their distant memories. It was fought between the United States and South Vietnam against North Vietnam and their Southern allies, Viet Cong. The Vietnam War initially began as a fight between the two Asian countries, North and South Vietnam, for territory; North Vietnam wanted complete ownership of South Vietnam’s land, and the invasion of their territory ignited a war. The United States later joined in the battle in an attempt to stop countries from practicing communism, relying on a “Domino Theory”, the U.S believed that “if one Southeast Asian country fell into communism, many would follow” (Vietnam War History, History.com). The Vietnam War lasted for roughly 20 years, starting in 1955 and ending in 1975. This war was considered unpatriotic, and due to the failure of strategic planning and training, led to tremendous loss of lives of our military men and women, and financial support. For wars, America had a three phase strategy; a defensive strategy the first year, an offensive strategy the second year and in the third year would be mopping up, as the responsibility for what was left of the war, would have been turned over to the South Vietnamese. However they underestimate North Vietnam because while their first phase went according to plan where the defense stopped South Vietnam from falling into a...
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...War strategy is what each country strives to be better than their opponent. During premodern wars, the strategy was as good as it could be for the way armies were fighting. Armies fought linear warfare which meant they were lined up in four rows. They would walk up to the battlefield within twenty-five yards of each other and begin shooting. Their shooting techniques were called volley, which is when each row would fire together. As the weaponry and technology began advancing the strategies used could be changed. The Battle of Austerlitz is an example of how strategy changed warfare. Napoleon led the French army into this battle against Austria and Russia who also outnumbered his opponents. Napoleon’s army was strong in the middle and weak...
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...TACTICS AND STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN WAR. The American civil war was one of the toughest and deadliest wars in American history. This was where the Confederate States of America fought for their independence. It took place from 1861 when the war broke out till April 9th 1865 when confederate commander Robert E. Lee surrendered at the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House. It was one of the earliest true industrial wars. Industrial knowledge was used to produce weapons in mass-production. Steamships and railroads were used to supply troops and the telegraph which was relatively new was used in communication. Practices of total war were being used in the civil war. This shows that this was a tough war that needed the best of the best to survive. Being a general in such a war would therefore be demanding and one would have to have very fine and effectual tactics and strategies of success in war. (Woodworth.) During war one of the most crucial things for an army is for them to have a quick and efficient supply stream for their war supplies such as materiel and food for the soldiers. These have to been replenished swiftly for an army to operate well. If these supply line were to be cut, these would render the army useless. They would be like dogs without teeth. This is one of the strategies that I would use as a general. Specifically I would use the Anaconda Plan. Then Anaconda plan was a plan suggested to President Lincoln by Union General-in-chief Winfield...
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...Cola Wars Strategy Case Analysis Executive Summary: Together, Pepsi and Coke have historically dominated the carbonated soft drink (CSD) market while competing fiercely with each other for market share in the U.S. Until the late 1990s, CSD consumption in the U.S. grew at a healthy annual rate of 3% - 7%, and both Coke and Pepsi were able to prosper. However, largely due to health issues related to the consumption of soft drinks, consumption of CSDs in the U.S. has been declining since the late 1990s. A five forces analysis of the soft drink industry (Exhibit 1) shows that focusing on the CSD market is not likely to be a highly profitable strategy going forward. I recommend that Pepsi focus on continued innovation and expansion into “non carbs” in both the U.S. and in emerging markets where Coke does not already have a dominant presence. Key Questions/Issues: Pepsi and Coke focused on producing concentrate, or flavor base, for the beverages while leaving the bottling function to nationwide networks of franchisees. The concentrate business was much more profitable than bottling due to lower fixed costs, lower operating costs, and the well-known brands of the concentrate producers. The concentrate industry had a low threat of entry, low bargaining power for suppliers and low to moderate bargaining power for buyers (whereas bottlers faced very high bargaining power from their suppliers—Coke and Pepsi), and a market with healthy levels of growth. In the 1980s...
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...Northern Strategy in the Civil War: Tactics and techniques used by the Federal government that turned the tide of the war Jason McCawley Research Paper HIST 101 Spr 11 6 June 2011 -2- The Federal government of the United States was faced with an enormous challenge following the firing of rebel cannon upon Ft. Sumter, SC, in April of 1864. How would a still relatively new government respond to an internal revolt? The Union army (Federal government) used several different methods, known in today’s military as Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP’s). The Federal government was faced with the daunting choice of allowing the Confederate’s to simply leave the Union, or to try and re-unite the country by military force. Of course the Federal’s and President Lincoln could not simply let the country split into two. President Lincoln ordered his top military leaders to come up with a tactical plan to conquer the rebels and bring the Confederacy back into the Union. One of President Lincoln’s top military leaders, General Winfield Scott, proposed a plan, called the Anaconda Plan, based upon three primary missions (procedures). First, a naval blockade of the Southern seaports, second to gain complete control of the Mississippi river, and third, the capture and surrender of Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.1 By blockading the Confederate ports, President Lincoln and General Scott hoped to deprive the rebel government of their main income...
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...The Navy during World War II used many different strategies and tactics,but at the center of these strategies were many different types of ships. When most people think of the navy in World War II they usually think of battleships. Battleships were large ships with lots of armor and firepower but poor speed, maneuverability, and they were expensive. These were effective ships but because of the disadvantages and ultimately the price, not many of these were made. The solution to this was to make an upgraded cruiser called a battlecruiser. Battlecruisers are like battleships but with very weak armor so they had more speed and a lower price. Battlecruisers usually didn't work very well because of their weak armor which made them vulnerable. Battleships...
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...Name Professor’s Name Course Date The American Revolution The Great Britain’s southern military strategy emerged during the revolutionary war which aimed at winning conflicts in Carolina, Virginia and Georgia states. Several factors invoked Britain to adopt the southern military strategy. Some of these factors included their failure in the northern fights where they lost several battles and since more loyalists lived n the southern region, British had hopes that they would receive undivided support from them (loyalists) which would enable them win more battles against their counterparts. In the beginning of the southern campaign there was reputable success at savannah, Charleston and Camden. However, the British knew that for them to win the battle, they had to defend the whole territory including the south (Griess 37). Unfortunately, similar reasons which led to their failure earlier on in their homeland, led to the failure of the strategy implemented in the south. After Britain failed to capture Charleston and Carolina, Cornwallis began service in the colonies under major general Henry Clintons command. They both played an important role in the acquisition of New York City. Cornwallis was later promoted to lieutenant general and in 1776 he was commanded to lead a siege against George Washington’s troops following the sudden...
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...concerning wartime strategy. WWII followed Clausewitz’ idea of the total war where all of a country’s resources should be utilized in waging war since the enemy would surely do the same. Following WWII Americans were used to the idea of large armies, clear objectives, and decisive victories; however these ideas would be reconsidered in the years following WWII leading up to the Korean War. During the Korean War the idea of total war became less popular and ideas which were more in line with Sun Tzu’s idea of a limited war became the policy of the Truman administration. There are many possible reasons why Truman chose to conduct a limited war in Korea. One possible reason for Truman’s policy might have been “China’s entry into the Korean War in November put an abrupt end to any immediate hopes of trying to separate Moscow and Peking.” (Strategies of Containment, P-116) In 1950 American forces were not prepared to engage in a total war with China and the Soviet Union and Truman and MacArthur both realized these deficiencies within the U.S. military. The scope of my argument in this essay will not be about what type of war, limited or total, is best because there are certain instances where a limited war is desired and there are times when total war is required. I will however address the period between December 1950 and March 1951 where I feel that Truman’s choice to wage a limited war was better than MacArthur’s belief that the U.S. either engage in a total war with the communists...
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...Clausewitz once said: “No one starts a war—or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so—without first being clear in is mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it.” One hundred and forty years later Dr. Fred Charles Iklé, a noted sociologist and expert defense strategist authored Every War Must End where he shares his insights on the difficult process which wars have been brought to a close and how those lessons learned from the past influence the strategies of the future. In Dr. Iklé’s book, he states: “fighting often continues long past the point where a ‘rational’ calculation would indicate that the war should be ended—ended, perhaps, even at the price of major concessions.” In my short lifespan...
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...he First World War began on July 1914 and lasted till the armistice call from Germany in November 1918. World War or the Great War involved global powers assembled in two opposing alliances: at the beginning of the war, The Allies consisted of United Kingdom, France and Russia and were later joined among others by the USA. Against Allies stood alliance called Central powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (which fought for Allies then) later joined by Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Both Allies and Central powers expected the war to be very short and quick as for being regional (between Austria-Hungary and Serbia). The common belief in United Kingdom in the year 1914 was the war would last “till Christmas” (under half year). The Germany foresaw the war to last similarly short as they put their stakes on short and no diversionary war according to Schlieffen Plan. The most significant factors in term of prolonging the war were the failure of Schlieffen Plan together with the determined attitude of both camps to win. This resulted in the tactical stalemate of trench warfare, which again contributed to the length of the war. All factors mentioned above were essential in prolonging the war. First of all, Germany gambled on a quick victory with the Schlieffen Plan that did not pay off and resulted in the trench warfare. Schlieffen Plan was a warfare strategy whose main aim was not to create diversionary war on Western front with France and Eastern front...
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...Japan’s Reliance on Mahan’s Strategy during World War II Geographically, Japan is an island nation that is slightly smaller than the state of California, with an area of 377,915 square kilometers. However, Japan has a coastline that is almost 30,000 kilometers in length in comparison to the United States coastline, which is 19,924 kilometers in length. It is narrowly separated from modern-day Russia, North Korea, South Korea, and China by the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. On maps the largest cities in Japan are on the Eastern side of the island chain, looking toward the Atlantic Ocean, and it boasts few natural resources, besides fishing. The geography of Japan and its proximity to its neighbors has shaped the strategic policy of Japan for centuries, and has driven the necessity of a strong navel strategy. However, it did not always have naval aims. During World War II, while Japan strongly relied on the writings on Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) in developing their national and naval strategy. However, their strategy had some fatal flaws that would prevent a victory or a negotiated settlement with the United States. Mahan is often compared to the highly esteemed Jomini and Clausewitz, who were famous for their land-based military strategy. However, many of his ideas were not new; they were derived from historical sources from which he distilled and clarified some major concepts. Mahan’s huge contribution to Navel strategy was the organization and the...
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...The union won because of the blockade .The union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.The blockade helped the union win the war. The blockade stopped the confederate from trading so they wouldn’t get the supplies they needed. Because of the blockade the confederate army lost the war to the union army. If the union didn’t have to blockade the confederate army might have won the war. The union had a strategy to win the war. The strategy was called the anaconda plan. The south didn’t get the tools and weapons they needed to win the war. Because of that the confederate didn’t have as much as the union. So they couldn’t fight them. The blockade was proclaimed by...
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...extent was the use of chemical weapons a successful strategy used by the USA (against the NVA and Vietcong) in the Vietnam War from 1956 – 1972?” The aims of this research task is to give reason for the American introduction of chemical weapons in the Vietnam War and also to state its effectiveness in combating the NVA and Vietcong forces and the long term effects of chemical weapons which lead the US forces out of Vietnam and force compensations to this day. The military strategy to larger extent was a successful military strategy causes the NVA and Vietcong to change their strategy for example the Supply line Knowns the Ho Chi Minh Trail which cuts though Cambodia was started due to the American intensive use in Bombing and chemical attacks. However the involvement of chemical weapons in the Vietnam War caused even more strain on the American forces in Vietnam, with more Vietcong...
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...The American Way of Strategy (Ch: 7-9 summaries) The Cold War began in the late 1940s when Joseph Stalin refused to move the Red Army from Eastern Europe, imposed communist regimes on the region, began a massive arms buildup, and sponsored communist revolutions throughout the world. The Cold War began in Europe and ended in Europe. This war, as any other war, was a calculated plan and not just a tragic accident as evidence showed in the memorandum soviet deputy foreign minister Ivan Maisky sent to Josef Stalin. “Maisky suggested that the Soviet government manipulate popular fronts to bring communist satellite regimes to power throughout continental Europe after the war.” So the Cold War resulted from Soviet aspirations to dominate Europe and Asia. However this time, the Soviets preferred methods such as intimidation and subversion to fight this war. As it is discussed in previous chapters of this book, “The purpose of the American way of strategy has always been to defend the American way of life,” which led the United States to prevent the Soviet Union from taking control over Eurasia by conquest, subversion, or military intimidation. However, this time the options to stop Soviets from taking control over the region were limited by the determination of American leaders to avoid militarizing American society. There were options such as the ‘strongpoint defense’ “This was a modified form of isolationism, which would commit the United States to defending only North America...
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