Search:

Type: Posts; User: Ursus horribilis toklat; Keyword(s):

Search: Search took 0.07 seconds.

  1. A good and recent example of the use of vignettes in Army writing

    I suggest COMISAF's guidance for COIN is a good example of tight writing and appropriate use of vignettes to drive home a point. Alarmingly the current trend in draft revisions of Army doctrinal...
  2. Use of Vignettes in COMISAF COIN Guidance

    I suggest COMISAF's guidance for COIN is a good example of tight writing and appropriate use of vignettes to drive home a point. Alarmingly the current trend in draft revisions of Army doctrinal...
  3. Peer Review Audit Trail for Historical Basis of Doctrinal Manuals

    Klugzilla noted earlier


    Its not to late. The train hasn't gathered much speed yet. I think that historical underpinnings ought to be part and parcel of each published Service doctrinal manual,...
  4. What is doctrine?

    One answer to that question can be found in the introduction to Air Force Manual 1-1, Volume I, March 1992----

    "Aerospace doctrine is, simply defined, what we hold true about aerospace power and...
  5. Amen. In a speech delivered to the conservative...

    Amen. In a speech delivered to the conservative backbench Foreign affairs committee, House of Commons, March 1936, Winston S. Churchill said in part:

    "Those who are possessed of a definitive body...
  6. In one of my posts yesterday I said that the...

    In one of my posts yesterday I said that the initial draft (15 June 2009) of FM 6-0 had no quotes from key leaders past or present or any historical vignettes. I was wrong (this applies only to the...
  7. I've made my point, so I suggest some of the...

    I've made my point, so I suggest some of the other participants that may be more widely read than I weigh in to try help answer your question about poorly written history.
  8. Klugzilla asked "what manuals do you feel are...

    Klugzilla asked "what manuals do you feel are based on poor history? I can pass along your concerns to the authors."

    Answer: Notably absent from recent draft field manuals written by authors at...
  9. Army Doctrine Reengineering and the Loss of Any Historical Perspective

    Within the Army there is a project underway to manage doctrine more effectively by redefining what is doctrine; then producing, maintaining, and making doctrinal material more accessible to the user....
Results 1 to 9 of 9