Excellent discussion of Maneuver Warfare

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	• The Art of Maneuver: Maneuver Warfare Theory and Airland Battle Robert Leonhard Presidio Press, 1994 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 23 reviews view larger image
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Excellent discussion of Maneuver Warfare

This book is unique among the maneuver theory books I've read, as it examines seriously Soviet Maneuver doctrine. This examination of how maneuver can be conducted through "command push" rather than "recon pull", is enlightening, and provides an excellent complement to the German Maneuver Doctrine which is advanced in most MW literature.

He first defines the key terms in maneuver theory (preemption, dislocation, disruption) and then discusses their application throughout history, using the story of David and Goliath to particularly good effect.

My only complaint with this book is that it is written not as an academic study of maneuver, but to persuade the US Army to adopt a Maneuver-centric doctrine.

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More Modern than 1994

This is an excellent overview of a still misunderstood theory of warfare. The historic overview of maneuver warfare is excellent and reinforces the notion that high-tech systems alone will not get it done on the modern battlefield anymore than on the ancient battlefield. Definitely worth the price if you are interested in military history and warfare theory.

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a good book to read

The Art of Maneuver is a good book worth reading. Leonnhard talked about many problems in in the U.S. Army right now, from the way we think to the way we fight. In the second part of the book he talks about the weakness of the U.S. military tactic - air land battle. He pointed out that air land battle could not deal great destruction to the enemy force than we normally expected. It was shockong when I first learned it.
But however, Leonhard did not gave the solution to the problems he pointed out, it is a great disapointment to me. Because of that, it made the book more of a list of complains.

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An excellent work.

The Art of Maneuver is an excellent work from the commander that we "well trained platoon leaders" affectionately referred to as "The Professor." This book is as timely now as when it was first published. If we try to gauge our success in Afghanistan (or any war) by counting body bags, we will be doomed to repeat our own history. Instead we must, as Leonhard teaches us, keep the enemy dislocated and operate inside his decision cycle. Excellent advise for officers of today and of the future from a seasoned officer who has studied his craft well.

The Real Deal

I have been a civilian student of strategy for over 20 years. This book is a bit dry, but then logic and strategy aren't meant to be light reads. Mr. Leonhard really understands that romance has no place in warfare and that the all honor goes to the winner.

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Leonhard exposes as folly our view of war as an attritional phenomenon, measuring success in body counts and tons of explosives spent.

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