American Army Doctrine for the Post-Cold War

These studies of training and leader development, and doctrinal and combat developments subjects provide historical perspective to support the Command’s mission of preparing the Army for war and charting its future. This is a study of the development of the U.S. Army’s post-Cold War doctrine and provides a documented record of a doctrine thinking and planning process. Headings include: Army doctrine and the strategic shift; rethinking war fighting; a new dynamics of battle; crystallizing a post-Cold War doctrine; doctrine for a new time; and an assessment.