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War College Papers 2020Western Militaries, the allure of Decisive Battle, and Operational ArtThroughout history, militaries the world over have sought victory through high-intensity force-on-force battles against their adversaries in the hope that a decisive battlefield victory would lead to strategic success.
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War College Papers 2020Indecisive Blitzkrieg: When Decisive Battles Don’t Yield Political DecisionsWhile western militaries have often expressed a preference for rapid, decisive victories, rapidly achieving military objectives does not guarantee the achievement of political objectives.
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War College Papers 2020Decisive Battle and Operational Art: Contradictory or Complementary Notions?By employing operational art as a bridge between tactical actions and overarching strategic objectives, military planners aim to coordinate and direct a series of operations towards an overarching campaign end-state.
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War College Papers 2020Abrahams - Is the ongoing desire of Western Militaries to seek a decisive battle or effect that will defeat an adversary quickly and efficiently at odds with the concept of Operational Art?The character of war is constantly changing, and with its associated complexity and uncertainty, this is making military planning a more challenging undertaking.
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