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"In keeping with the ARSOF Vision above, Army Special Operations has demonstrated its relevance across the range of military operations since its inception. This volume in the Army University Press Large Scale Combat Operations Series provides historical case studies that illustrate Special Operations Forces (SOF) activities in large scale combat operations. These case studies encompass operations from 1916 to 2003. The units conducting the operations were organizations with SOF-like characteristics and functions, though some were not called "SOF" in their time. Eight of the twelve chapters describe U.S. SOF operations, and four chapters depict SOF operations of other nations. All address the roles and activities of special operations in division and higher level operations. Four notable themes emerge from these chapters. First is the opportunity to achieve decisive results through conventional force and SOF synergy. Second is the value of SOF operating in denied areas to provide options for commanders and to create dilemmas for adversaries. Third is the combat-enabling power of indigenous forces and populations in support of large scale combat operations. Fourth are the SOF capabilities of precision targeting and crisis response to strike high value targets and rapidly address priority requirements. Together, these chapters describe the past to inform our understanding of SOF's role in future large scale combat operations. This compilation also reveals the characteristics of SOF as seen in the past and still evident today"--Provided by publisher

"Climate change poses a major threat to US national security and the survival of the American people, as well as the existence of every country on the planet. As a "threat multiplier," climate change will encourage states to turn to war in order to obtain the resources their people need and which they can no longer get by non-violent means. The US military will need to prepare for a more dangerous and disruptive future, both domestically and internationally, to safeguard the nation's citizens. This book highlights the risks and challenges the military will face in providing for the nation's security, and the effect climate change will have on the character of war. Additionally, it provides recommendations for what the military will need to do to prepare for a climate-affected future"--

The Foundations of Deep Strategy /Georgii Samoilovich Isserson --The Soviet Theory of Deep Operations /Earl F. Ziemke --Soviet Operational Formation for Battle : A Perspective /David M. Glantz --Why the OMG? /Henry S. Shields --A Look at Soviet Deep Operations /Elvis E. Blumenstock --Extending the Battlefield /Donn M. Starry --Maneuver in the Deep Battle /L.D. Holder --A Look at Deep Operations : The Option of Deep Maneuver /David C. Mock --A Theoretical Perspective of AirLand Battle Doctrine /Wayne M. Hall --Offensive Tactical Operations /L.D. Holder --Operational Maneuver : From the American Civil War to the OMG /James G. Snodgrass --Operational Art : How Clausewitz and Isserson Turn American Strategy into Tactical Action /William J. Denn --Deep Maneuver and Operational Art in the Twenty-First Century Military Canon /Robert F. Baumann.

"¡Arriba muchachos!": the fight for Hill 167 in Korea, 18-19 July 1952 / by Lt. Gen. (Retired) Daniel P. Bolger -- Attacking unsupported: the 36th Infantry Division at the Rapido River, 20-22 January 1944 / by Christopher M. Rein -- Para and the Battle of Darwin-Goose Green, May 1982 / Lt. Col. (Retired) Thomas G. Bradbeer -- Breaking the German encirclement at Leningrad: Operation Spark, January 1943 / by Robert F. Baumann -- The defense of Gallipoli: Sulva Bay operations / by Lt. Col. George S. Patton Jr. -- Tough jobs: the death and rebirth of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, November-December 1950 / by Col. (Retired) Kevin C.M. Benson -- Defeat from victory: Korea 1950 / by Lt. Col. (Retired) Robert J. Rielly -- The Battle of Bretteville l'Orgueilleuse: the assault of Kampfgruppe Meyer/Wunsche, 8-9 June 1944 / by Capt. (Canadian Army) Arthur W. Gullachsen -- Battle of Bataan, 1942: security force assistance in the close combat fight / by Maj. Mark J. Balboni -- Surgeons to the front: twentieth-century warfare and the metamorphosis of battlefield surgery / by Thomas S. Helling and W. Sanders Marble -- Assured mobility and river crossing operations / by Lt. Col. (Retired) Keith R. Beurskens -- The Meuse-Argonne, 1918: company-level close combat, the beginnings of fire and maneuver from the trenches into the open fields beyond / by David Scott Stieghan -- The Vosges Mountains campaign, 1944: the rescue of the "Lost Battalion" by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team / by Capt. (USAF Reserve) David F. Bonner -- The future of close combat / by Maj. Gen. Gary M. Brito and Lt. Col. Alicia L. Pruitt.

Introduction - Multi-domain deception / by Christopher M. Rein -- The Belfort ruse: the American deception plan for the Battle of St. Mihiel, 1918 / by Lieutenant Colonel Mark E. Grotelueschen -- From Beersheba to Megiddo: British deception operations during the Palestine Campaign, 1917-1918 / by Major Brian J. Dohan -- Operation BERTRAM: British deception at El Alamein / by Gary W. Linhart -- Operations BARCLAY, CASCADE, and MINCEMEAT: Allied deception in the Mediterranean, 1943 / by Gregory S. Hospodor -- Operation KREML: German strategic deception on the Eastern Front in 1942 / by Alan P. Donohue -- Red star resurgent: Soviet deception operations at Stalingrad, 1942-1943 / by First Lieutenant Kyle B. Vautrinot -- Operation BAGRATION: maskirovka at its height, summer 1944 / by Curtis S. King -- Deceive, divert, and delay: Operation FORTITUDE in support of D-Day / by Scott C. Farquhar -- Chinese deception and the 1950 intervention in the Korean War / by Joseph G.D. Babb -- From maneuvers to war: the Egyptian deception plan on the eve of the 1973 war / by Tal Tovy -- Target San Carlos: British deception during the repossession of the Falkland Islands / by Steven Paget -- Deception in the desert: deceiving Iraq in Operation DESERT STORM / by Donald P. Wright -- Conclusion - The future of military deception operations / by Conrad C. Crane.

"Part of The US Army Large-Scale Combat Operations Series. Throughout the recorded history of warfare, military planners and commanders have sought to deceive their adversary as to the size, timing, or location of an attack, in order to gain a decisive advantage. From the famous "Trojan Horse" to modern efforts to use the electromagnetic spectrum to "spoof" or "jam" sensors, deception in some form remains an essential component of military operations. Whether attacking an unsuspecting enemy on Christmas morning, as Washington did at Trenton, or emplacing "Quaker guns" (logs painted black to resemble cannon) to provide the impression of strength, US forces have successfully built on a long legacy of military deception (MILDEC) in order to prevail in the nation's wars. While technology continues to advance at a dizzying pace, threatening to render previous lessons obsolete, MILDEC operations have successfully withstood previous developments and even incorporated new technologies continue to continue to form an important part of combat operations. While potentially capable, in some cases, of enabling military forces to prevail without a fight, as the theorist Sun Tzu postulated, more often MILDEC confers an advantage that helps the side that successfully harnesses it prevail, often at a much lower cost that it would have otherwise. Thus, MILDEC, and its long and successful history, remain an important, even vital, tool for any future leader"--Provided by publisher

"Part of The US Army Large-Scale Combat Operations Series, Lethal and Non-Lethal Fires is a collection of 11 historical case studies involving lethal and non-lethal fires from the period 1917 through 1991 with lessons for military professionals who will be engaged in future large-scale combat operations. The chapters range from the First World War through Desert Shield/Desert Storm and provide an overview of an engagement, battle, or campaign; the doctrine that applied; and how leaders addressed various challenges and the lessons they learned. The book concludes with a chapter addressing the future of fires and how to address complex mission during multi-domain operations."--Provided by publisher

Beyond the first encounter: planning and conducting field army and corps operations / by General (Retired) William Wallace and Colonel (Retired) Kevin C.M. Benson -- Fire and maneuver: the 2nd Infantry Division's assault on Korea's "Punchbowl," August-October 1951 / by Colonel Bryan R. Gibby -- Isolate, encircle, and destroy: Chinese operational maneuver during the First and Second Phase Offensive (October-December 1950) / by Major Mike Kiser -- Lightning on the water: German combined arms innovation in the Baltic theatre, Fall 1917 / by R. David Pressley II -- Escaping no man's land: combined arms adaptation in the Meuse-Argonne / by Major John M. Nimmons -- Stalemate to victory: combined arms in World War II's New Guinea campaign / by Robert M. Young -- The 80th Infantry Division's crossing of the Moselle River: a case study in combined arms maneuver / by Major Paul P. Cheval -- Field artillery and flying columns: combined arms maneuver in the advance on and seizure of Manila, 1945 / by Captain James Villanueva -- Into Cambodia: the 1970 US cross-border campaign / by Lieutenant General (Retired) Daniel P. Bolger -- Egypt vs. Israel: combined arms in the Yom Kippur War and the lessons for the US Army / by Tal Tovy -- Today and tomorrow: echelons above brigade-combined arms maneuver in large-scale combat operations / by Lieutenant General Michael D. Lundy.

"Part of The US Army Large-Scale Combat Operations Series, this collection of 10 historical case studies covers mobility and countermobility operations drawn from the past 100 years, with insights for modern large-scale combat operations. The essays also highlight several themes that current commanders and doctrine developers must be aware of when discussing or conducting mobility operations. The volume is organized chronologically to include World War I, World War II, Korean War, 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and Desert Storm. The volume ends with a futures chapter discussing the way ahead in the mobility and countermobility arena."--Provided by publisher

"Part of The US Army Large-Scale Combat Operations Series, The Long Haul is a collection of 11 historical case studies of sustainment operations drawn from the past 100 years with lessons for modern large-scale combat operations (LSCO). It is intended as a tool for the development of thoughtful reflection on past experience--good and bad."--Provided by publisher

"Part of The US Army Large-Scale Combat Operations Series, this book addresses deep maneuver for large-scale combat operations at the division and corps level--skills that the US Army has not practiced for many years given its shift to stability operations and protracted counterinsurgency campaigns. Deep Maneuver offers 11 historical case studies of deep maneuver operations and campaigns drawn from the past 100 years that offer lessons for modern large-scale ground combat operations (LSCO). The book's case studies are focused on operations at the division and corps level, chronologically organized from World War II, the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli Wars, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Deep operations require boldness and audacity and yet carry an element of risk due to overextension. Readers should carefully study these case studies and reflect on the components that still apply today and in the future."--Provided by publisher

"This book fills a gap in the body of publications and literature covering large-scale combat operations. To date, most writing has focused on the victors. But every battle has two sides. For every victor, there is a vanquished. Armies in Retreat explores retreating armies-those that maintained cohesion and later succeeded and others that devolved into chaos. The armies analyzed retreated with impacts at the tactical, operational, and strategic level. Cultural memory and national heritages are impacted by a retreat. Ultimately, this book is about surviving defeat. It is designed to inform leaders about what to expect when the unexpected happens, to prevent the shock and mitigate some of the terror on every side so they can respond with resilience and cohesion. Retreat, while unpalatable, can ultimately lead to military or national survival, even victory"--

T.E. Lawrence, military theory, and coalition warfare /by George W. Gawrych --Hammer and anvil : Lawrence and Allenby coordinate conventional and asymmetric forces in the Megiddo Campaign of 1918 /by Michael Barr --Special operations in the Spanish Civil War /by Kenneth A. Hawley --Special operations in Operation Overlord : Go deep, cause problems, and frustrate plans /by Joseph Royo --What works? Jedburgh Team operations supporting conventional forces /by Benjamin F. Jones --Alamo scouts in the Pacific /by Stephen E. Ryan --Guerrilla operations on Luzon /by Richard E. Killblane --Partisan operations in the Korean War /by Michael E. Krivdo and Jason A. Byrd --Civilian Irregular Defense Group in Vietnam /by Luke C. Guerin and Eugene G. Piasecki --Special Forces in the Yom Kippur War /by Tal Tovy --If the Cold War goes hot : Special Forces Berlin and planning for operations in East Germany, 1956-1990 /James Stejskal --Task Force Viking : Army Special Operations Forces and the indigenous approach through long-term partner engagement /Daniel E. Stoltz.

"Enduring Success, part of The US Army Large-Scale Combat Operations Series, offers a collection of historical case studies, ranging from 1898 to 2003, concerning the challenges of consolidating gains in the spatial or temporal wake of large-scale combat operations. Its contributors recount how senior military commanders historically confronted the problem of securing tactical and operational successes behind the front lines and linking those successes to higher-level objectives established by political leaders. As the case studies vividly illustrate, those who either ignore or fail in consolidation of gains efforts risk winning the battle but losing the war"--

"Part of The US Army Large-Scale Combat Operations Series, Maintaining the High Ground combines discussions and historical case studies from the past seventy-five years to address ethical challenges for the Army Profession. With today's all-volunteer Army, maintaining public trust is critical, and large-scale combat operations require a professional class of leaders and soldiers with strong ethics and the ability to adapt and even shape their own future"--