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"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, Bringing Order to Chaos provides 10 case studies written by a diverse group of military historians. All of the chapters focus on some element of command and control of combined arms from 1917 through 2003. These case studies--ranging from US Army Corps in their first major fight to divisions fighting on the far end of culmination--provide strong lessons in the major issue of combined arms warfare: whether victory is determined by maneuver, by fires, or a combination of both. In the concluding chapter, Lieutenant General Michael D. Lundy, Commanding General of the US Army Combined Arms Center presents a vision of the future in combined arms maneuver and expectations to win our next wars in multi-domain operations."--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.

"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.

"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, Perceptions Are Reality provides historical case studies that address the application of information operations in large-scale combat operations. Leaders visualize and understand the operational environment through information. As an element of combat power, information enables decision-making and its transmission aids decisive operations. This volume employs history to stimulate discussion and analysis of the implications of information operations in future large-scale combat operations by exploring past actions, recognizing and understanding successes and failures, and offering some lessons learned from each author's perspective."--Provided by publisher.