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Title Tactics, MCDP 1-3
Author United States Marine Corps
Year 1997
Publisher USMC
Source djvu
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Tactics

Chapter 1. Understanding Tactics

An Art and A Science — The Environment — How We View Combat and How We Fight — Marine Corps Tactics — Conclusion

Chapter 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

Chapter 3. Gaining Advantage

Combined Arms — Maneuver — Exploiting the Environment— Terrain-Weather-Periods of Darkness or Reduced Visibility — Complementary Forces — Surprise — Trapping the Enemy — Developing an Ambush Mentality — Asymmetry — Conclusion Chapter 4. Being Faster

Speed in Combat — What is Speed? — Speed and Time — Timing — Relative Speed — Continuing Speed — Speed and Change — Becoming Faster — Conclusion

Chapter 5. Adapting

Anticipation — Improvisation — Flexible Plans — Decentralization — Conclusion

Chapter 6. Cooperating

Control in Combat — Cooperation — Discipline — Conclusion

Chapter 7. Exploiting Success and Finishing

Building on Advantage — Consolidation, Exploitation, and Pursuit — Finishing the Enemy — Use of the Reserve in Combat — Conclusion

Chapter 8. Making it Happen

Doctrine — Education — Training — Training and Educational Methods-Professional Reading and Historical Study-Tactical Exercises-Wargaming- Terrain Walks-Competition-Critiques — Conclusion

Notes