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    A Great War - More Worthy Of Relation Than Any That Had Preceded It: The Peloponnesian War As A Rosetta Stone For Joint Warfare And Operational Art
    A Great War - More Worthy Of Relation Than Any That Had Preceded It: The Peloponnesian War As A Rosetta Stone For Joint Warfare And Operational Art
    A Great War - More Worthy Of Relation Than Any That Had Preceded It: The Peloponnesian War As A Rosetta Stone For Joint Warfare And Operational Art
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    A Great War - More Worthy Of Relation Than Any That Had Preceded It: The Peloponnesian War As A Rosetta Stone For Joint Warfare And Operational Art

    By Cmdr Kevin M. McGowan

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    The study of military history is a vital component of Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) as a complement to the study of Joint Doctrine. The Joint Military Operations Historical Collection (JMOHC) illustrates principles of Joint Doctrine and Joint Force Employment through historical and modern example of U.S. Joint Force Operations.
    Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War is recognized dogmatically as a definitive text with regard to the study of National Strategy and Policy, international relations, and political science. In addition to being the first true military historian, many regard Thucydides as the father of the study of International Relations, and the first writer in the intellectual tradition of Realism. This paper proposes that Thucydides history of the 27 year long Peloponnesian War is not only important to Strategic level of military studies, but is equally applicable to the military studies at the Operational level of war. Thucydides history is the first account of complex Joint Military Operations (JMO) in a major conflict between the joint forces (land and sea) of multi-national coalitions fighting in multiple theaters (sometimes simultaneously) across multiple domains. This paper will demonstrate that the fundamentals of Joint Force Employment were clearly validated in the Peloponnesian War as the outcome at key decisive points (Major Operations) was ultimately determined by superior (or inferior) operational execution when examined within the frameworks of the Principles of War and Center of Gravity at the Operational level.
    Finally, this paper will draw conclusions as to which principles of Joint Force Employment were the most determinant in the Peloponnesian War and draw lessons learned based upon these conclusions as to the enduring importance of the Principles of War and Operational Art for Joint Force Planning and Joint Force Employment in the modern era.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHauraki Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782896579
    A Great War - More Worthy Of Relation Than Any That Had Preceded It: The Peloponnesian War As A Rosetta Stone For Joint Warfare And Operational Art

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      A Great War - More Worthy Of Relation Than Any That Had Preceded It - Cmdr Kevin M. McGowan

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      Text originally published in 2006 under the same title.

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      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      A GREAT WAR — MORE WORTHY OF RELATION THAN ANY THAT HAD PRECEDED IT — THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR AS A ROSETTA STONE FOR JOINT WARFARE AND OPERATIONAL ART

      by

      Kevin M. McGowan CDR USN

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      INTRODUCTION 6

      A GREAT [JOINT] WAR, MORE WORTHY OF RELATION THAN ANY OTHER 7

      STRATEGIC CONTEXT OF THE WAR – AN ANCIENT SECURITY DILEMMA 8

      OPERATIONAL ART AND CENTERS OF GRAVITY 9

      OPERATIONAL DESIGN AND COMMANDER’S GUIDANCE – ATHENS/SPARTA 10

      DECISIVE CAMPAIGNS – PRINCIPLES OF WAR AND CENTERS OF GRAVITY 13

      OPERATIONAL LESSONS FOR THE MODERN-DAY HOPLITE COMMANDER 15

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 17

      BIBLIOGRAPHY 18

      ABSTRACT

      The study of military history is a vital component of Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) as a complement to the study of Joint Doctrine.

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