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Marvin Pokrant argues that the currently recognized principles of war are flawed and proposes a set of nine new principles to guide military leaders.
List of contents
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Pickett’s Charge
1. History of the Principles of War
2. Principles of War in Various Countries
3. Principles of War in the U.S. Services
4. Criteria for Principles of War
5. Objective vs. Prioritized Objectives
6. Mass vs. Relative Advantage
7. Offensive vs. the Sustained Initiative
8. Unity of Command vs. Unity of Effort
9. Surprise
10. Deception
11. Simplicity
12. Other American Principles
13. Other British Principles of War
14. Know Yourself
15. Know Your Enemy
16. Environment
17. Summary
Epilogue: Gettysburg and the New Principles of War
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Marvin Pokrant is a retired military operations analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses and has a PhD in physics. He served on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is the author of Desert Storm at Sea: What the Navy Really Did and Desert Shield at Sea: What the Navy Really Did.
Summary
New Principles of War: Enduring Truths with Timeless Examples argues that the currently recognized principles of war are flawed, and proposes a new set of principles to guide military leaders.
