Maneuver in War

An excellent study on the theory of maneuver with many historical illustrations, it is as applicable today as it was when published in 1939. Military movements play critical roles at all three levels of war: tactical, operational, and strategic. This essay explores how the principles of war apply specifically to military movements in the rapidly changing global environment of the late twentieth century. Military movement is critical because it is a means by which ways are made effective to achie