Presents an approach to combat that emphasizes constant adaptation and learning, importance of decentralized decision making, the need to understand local politics and customs, and the role of intelligence in…

This Field Manual establishes doctrine (fundamental principles) for tactical counterinsurgency (COIN) operations at the company, battalion, and brigade level. It is based on lessons learned from historic counterinsurgencies and current…

A chronological listing of over 600 army and marine combat operations from 1965 through to1973. Each entry includes the dates, name, location, type of action, units involved, events, casualties, and…

While non-governmental organizations and militaries have long had a contentious relationship, the traditional boundaries between their functions are quickly fading. In a range of fragile, ungoverned, and insecure spaces, civil-military…

Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-0A, Unit Training Management Guide, assists unit commanders and their staffs in the preparation of unit training programs. It provides a background on the philosophy…

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 6-22, Communications and Information Systems, provides the doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures for the conduct of communications and information systems across the spectrum of…

This publication is designed to give Marine leaders a solid, common understanding of the fundamental nature of military strategy that is inherent in each military action. Its intent is to…

Readers are introduced to the United States Marine Corps with intriguing facts and accessible language.