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Unity of command and Rolling Thunder? - ANSWER✔✔ There was no unity of
command at the operational level. It was difficult to support and coordinate a
campaign split between multiple Air Force and Navy commands
Which one fails to support the war? (1968 Vietnam, 1864 Civil War, 1900 election,
- ANSWER✔✔ 1968 Vietnam: Failed to get support
Which of the following is policy playing a dominant role? - ANSWER✔✔ El
Salvador.
Which is correct regarding the art of war, the interaction of war and politics,
and/or the interaction of the levels of war: Hamburger Hill: Did it boost US
morale? - ANSWER✔✔ No (leaders question its high casualties and apparently
dubious results)
Which is correct regarding the art of war, the interaction of war and politics,
and/or the interaction of the levels of war: Hamburger Hill: Was it a tactical
Victory - ANSWER✔✔ Yes: (U.S. forces take the hill after ten days of intense
fighting. Abandon hill shortly after taking it.)
Which of the following is correct regarding technology and warfare?
Big 5:- Is it maneuver only? - ANSWER✔✔ No
Which of the following is correct regarding technology and warfare?
,Big 5:- Is it fires only? - ANSWER✔✔ No
Which of the following is correct regarding technology and warfare?
Big 5:- Is it maneuver and fires? - ANSWER✔✔ Yes
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy
-Compare how politics and/or policy influence operations in the following: Lee's
Maryland Campaign; Union attack at the Crater; Italian Campaign; and/or Rolling
Thunder.
Maryland Campaign:
Did politics and/or policy remove chance as a factor? - ANSWER✔✔ No.
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy.
Questions regarding STRICTLY Lee's Maryland Campaign and Union attack at the
Crater at Petersburg:
Did politics and/or policy have some effect upon the available resources for the
Crater attack? - ANSWER✔✔ Yes (Grant and Meade were concerned that if the
plan failed, outsiders would criticize them for using the black troops as cannon
fodder.)
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy.
,Questions regarding STRICTLY Lee's Maryland Campaign and Union attack at the
Crater at Petersburg:
Did politics and/or policy remove chance as a factor in both of these ops? -
ANSWER✔✔ No (not in both of these cases. Lee lost his orders. Union's chance
was the lottery to choose which officer would command the operation.)
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy.
Questions regarding STRICTLY Lee's Maryland Campaign and Union attack at the
Crater at Petersburg:
Did politics and/or policy have a positive effect upon both combat operations and
their results? - ANSWER✔✔ No for both. (Lee had to withdraw from Maryland
after the battle of Antietam and the Union's crater plan was a disaster because
they allowed politics to affect their plan.)
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy.
Questions regarding STRICTLY Lee's Maryland Campaign and Union attack at the
Crater at Petersburg:
Did politics and/or policy lead to bad planning decision in either one of these? -
ANSWER✔✔ Yes for both. (Lee chose to invade Maryland without enough
, information and the Union selected their worst commander to control the crater
plan.)
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy.
Questions regarding STRICTLY Maryland Campaign, Union attack at the Crater,
and Italian Campaign:
Did politics and/or policy affect available resources for the Crater battle and Italy?
- ANSWER✔✔ Yes (For Italy: Theater ops: lacked resources due to its lower
priority than the D-Day invasion.)
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy.
Questions regarding STRICTLY Maryland Campaign, Union attack at the Crater,
and Italian Campaign:
Did politics and/or policy remove chance as a factor? - ANSWER✔✔ No (Chance is
never removed as a factor in all scenarios)
The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics, or Tactics/Operations and
Strategy.
Questions regarding STRICTLY Maryland Campaign, Union attack at the Crater,
and Italian Campaign:
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