Contents

Cover

Map

Title Page

Copyright

Foreword

Introduction: Tactical Victory, Strategic Defeat

Part One: The Environment

Chapter   1  The National Will: The People

  2  The National Will: The Congress

  3  Friction: The People

  4  Friction: The Bureaucracy

  5  Friction: The Danger

  6  Friction: The Doctrine

  7  Friction: The Dogma

Part Two: The Engagement

Chapter   8  Tactics, Grand Tactics, and Strategy

  9  The Objective

10  The Offensive

11  Mass, Economy of Force, and Maneuver

12  Unity of Command

13  Security and Surprise

14  Simplicity

15  Coalition Warfare

Epilogue

Appendix

Selected Bibliography

Biographical Note

Dedication

Acknowledgments