Breaking the Phalanx: A New Design for Landpower in the 21st Century (Bibliographies and Indexes in American)

This work proposes the reorganization of America's ground forces on the strategic, operational and tactical levels. Central to the proposal is the simple thesis that the U.S. Army must take control of its future by exploiting the emerging revolution in military affairs. The analysis argues that a new Army warfighting organization will not only be more deployable and effective in Joint operations; reorganized information age ground forces will be significantly less expensive to operate, maintain, and modernize than the Army's current Cold War division-based organizations. And while ground forces must be equipped with the newest Institute weapons, new technology will not fulfill its promise of shaping the battlefield to American advantage if new devices are merely grafted on to old organizations that are not specifically designed to exploit them. It is not enough to rely on the infusion of new, expensive technology into the American defense establishment to preserve America's strategic dominance in the next century. The work makes it clear that planes, ships, and missiles cannot do the job of defending America's global security issues alone. The United States must opt for reform and reorganization of the nation's ground forces and avoid repeating Britain's historic mistake of always fielding an effective army just in time to avoid defeat, but too late to deter an aggressor. Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 10 Foreword......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 16 1. Introduction......Page 18 2. Landpower and Strategic Dominance......Page 26 3. Meeting the Demands of Revolutionary Change in Warfare......Page 48 4. Organizing within the RMA Trendlines......Page 76 5. Fighting with the Information Age Army in the Year 2003......Page 112 6. Shaping Landpower for Strategic Dominance......Page 158 7. Streamlining Defense to Pay for Strategic Dominance......Page 202 8. Final Thoughts and Future Prospects......Page 242 Appendix A: Glossary of Military Terms......Page 256 Appendix B: Military Abbreviations and Acronyms......Page 262 Appendix C: Notional Corps Support Command (COSCOM)......Page 272 Appendix D: Army Prepositioning Afloat......Page 276 Selected Bibliography......Page 282 A......Page 294 C......Page 295 F......Page 296 J......Page 297 N......Page 298 S......Page 299 Z......Page 300 Foreword / Donald Kagan -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Landpower And Strategic Dominance -- 3. Meeting The Demands Of Revolutionary Change In Warfare -- 4. Organizing Within The Rma Trendlines -- 5. Fighting With The Information Age Army In The Year 2003 -- 6. Shaping Landpower For Strategic Dominance -- 7. Streamlining Defense To Pay For Strategic Dominance -- 8. Final Thoughts And Future Prospects -- App. C. Notional Corps Support Command (coscom) -- App. D. Army Prepositioning Afloat. Douglas A. Macgregor : Foreword By Donald Kagan. Published In Cooperation With The Center For Strategic And Information Studies. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Macgregor's study economically and convincingly makes the case for the inescapable importance of land forces in wars of the future and, no less important, in the deterrence of such wars.