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Tactics

Cover title · Shipping list number: 97-0380-P · "30 July 1997" -- page [i] · Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) · "This publication is a revision of Fleet Marine Force Manual 1-3, Tactics, of 1991 and supersedes it. Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 1-3 fully retains the spirit, scope, and basic concepts of its predecessor. MCDP 1-3 further develops and refines some of those concepts; in particular, a new chapter has been added on exploiting success and finishing, and some of the original material has been reorganized and expanded ... Presuming an understanding of maneuver warfare, MCDP 1-3 applies it specifically to the tactical level of war ... This publication establishes the Marine Corps' philosophy for waging and winning battles." -- pages [ii-ii] · 1. Understanding tactics. An art and a science ; The environment ; How we view combat and how we fight ; Marine Corps tactics ; Conclusion -- 2. Achieving a decision : Anzio: a model of tactical indecisiveness ; Cannae: a clear tactical decision achieved ; Understanding decisiveness ; Military judgment ; Understanding the situation ; Acting decisively ; Conclusion -- 3. Gaining advantage. Combined arms ; Maneu

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