Command Concepts: A Theory Derived From The Practice Of Command and Control - Brossura

Builder, Carl H.

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ISBN 10: 0833024507 ISBN 13: 9780833024503

Casa editrice: RAND Corporation, 1999

Riassunto

The qualities of commanders and their ideas are more important to a general theory of command and control than are the technical and architectural qualities of their computers and communications systems. This theory separates the art of command and control (C2) from the hardware and software systems that support C2. It centers on the idea of a command concept, a commander's vision of a military operation that informs the making of command decisions during that operation. The theory suggests that the essential communications up and down the chain of command can (and should) be limited to disseminating, verifying, or modifying command concepts. The theory also suggests, as an extreme case, that an ideal command concept is one that is so prescient, sound, and fully conveyed to subordinates that it would allow the commander to leave the battlefield before the battle commences, with no adverse effect upon the outcome. This report advances a theory about military

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Book by Builder Carl H Bankes Steven C Nordin Richard

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• Editore: RAND Corporation
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0833024507
• ISBN 13: 9780833024503
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 168