The Art of Maneuver: Maneuver-Warfare Theory and AirLand Battle

Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1991. First? Edition. First? Printing. Hardcover. very good, fair/Fair. 24 cm. xii, 315, [11] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Appendix A "Arguing with Success". Appendix B "The Course of Postwar Army Doctrine". Index. DJ worn, tears and chips to DJ edges, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Robert R. Leonhard, Ph.D. is a game designer, retired army officer, author, researcher, chess player, and Bible teacher. He designed the game Hero of Weehawken and wrote the books The Art of Maneuver, Fighting by Minutes, and The Principles of War for the Information Age. He has been working at a research lab as a national security analyst at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He is a retired Army lieutenant colonel after 24 years in the U.S. Army mostly in the mechanized infantry. He obtained his Ph.D. in 19th-century U.S. history from West Virginia University. The Art of Maneuver is an important theoretical study of an issue that is currently the subject of much discussion in professional military journals and symposia. Parameters review stated ""Robert Leonhard is one of a number of prominent young military writers, like Daniel Bolger, John Antal, Bruce Gudmundsson, and Harold Raugh, whose work appears regularly in military journals. The Art of Maneuver is his first book, and military readers will appreciate his grasp of military history, forceful analysis, and adventurous writing style. . . .This is an important book which deserves the attention of military professionals. . . . Leonhard deserves credit for a hard-nosed attempt to evaluate U.S. strengths and weaknesses as a basis for further improvements in service doctrine, training, and force development. . . . In the celebratory aftermath of a 'good war,' such honest self-appraisal is both healthy and encouraging.".