Citizen Strategist: 04 - The Center Of Gravity Archive

CENTER OF GRAVITY

(+) Understanding Centers of Gravity. Article. Part 2. Dr. Joe Strange. Short article co-written by Dr. Strange.
(+) Center of Gravity - Still Relevant After All These Years. Fowler. Student paper on COG.
(+) The Center of Gravity Fad. Col. Gordon M. Wells. A different view of COG.
(+) “The Enemy as a System” By Colonel John A. Warden lll USAF. Center of Gravity Analysis.
(+) John Boyd and John Warden - Air Powers Quest for Strategic Paralysis. By David S. Fadok, Major, USAF. February 1995. This is a thesis presentation comparing Boyd and Warden.
(+) Center of Gravity Recommendations for Joint Doctrine. By Antulio J. Echevarriaii. More debate on the essence of center of gravity.
(+) Clausewitzs Center of Gravity: Changing Our Warfighting Doctrine - Again! Antulio J. Echevarria More from Echevarria on his notions of center of gravity relative to Clausewitz.
(+) Interpreting the Legacy of Clausewitz. By Christopher Bassford teaches at the National War College and is the author of Clausewitz in English: The Reception of Clausewitz in Britain and America, 1815–1945. Interpretation of Clausewitz's definition of center of gravity.
(+) Center of Gravity Schizophrenia over Kosovo: An “Eccentric” War in Need of a True Clausewitzian Analysis. Jessica Lecroy.
(+) Center of Gravity is a Myth. By Colonel Mark Cancian, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
(+) Planning to Win A Study in Strategy and Operational Art. Lt Col John P. Hunerwadel. Excellent online article about the art of planning a campaign.
(+) Strategy and Centers of Gravity in Modern War. One of John Warden's current powerpoint presentations on COG. Visit his web site here.
(+) Information, Technology, and the Center of Gravity. Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey A. Harley
(+) http://www.clausewitz.com. Comprehensive Clausewitz resource. Author Christopher Bassford National War College also contributed to the development of the Marine Corp strategy doctrine/manual.

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