freedom of (See Freedom of Action)
physical conditions prevailing in field of 31
supervision of the 4, 197

Action, courses of, (See Courses of Action)

Annexes to Order Form 193

Application of
essential elements of favorable military operations 157-164
tests for suitability, feasibility, and acceptability 99-102,
137-139, 144, 147, 164, 165, 167
the Fundamental Military Principle 43-77

Apportionment of fighting strength,
during amphibious operations 67
discussion of 66-70
dispersion and concentration involved in 67, 68
diversion, bearing of, on 68
feasibility and acceptability of 69, 70
joint operations 67
numerical considerations 67
procedure for determining proper 69
a salient feature of a military situation (operation) 38, 39, 40, 41
types, training and equipment of forces 67

Appropriate effect desired,
assigned objective becomes 49
as the basis for the objective 52
definition of 21
enemy's 143
operations studied from viewpoint of 162-164
forms part of basis for solution of problem 30
principle for determination of 33
requirements for an understanding of 43
suitability as to 118-120

Areas,
coveted or in dispute 65
geographical not under one's own control 65
geographical under one's own control 65
no land, belong equally to all nations 62
sea, not under command 92
sea, securing command of 92
sea, under command 92

Armament, material factor of 128

Armed forces,
command of 11
factors more directly applicable to 127
function and character of 8
fundamental objective of 8
initial requisite to effective use of 11

Art of War,
a true concept of, requirement of 9-10
foundation of 1

Assumptions,
defined and discussed 155, 171
may form basis of Estimate 111

Authentication, order form 194

B

Basic,
decision 82
estimate of the situation 82
problem 81
problems challenging integrity of, plan(s) 203
problems involving modification of, plan(s) 201
situation 82
war plans 195

Basis,
of science of war 1
for solution of problem 20, 21, 29, 30, 43, 118, 134

Battle Plans 168-171, 196

Blind adherence to plan condemned 200

Body of order form 190

Brevity, required in directives 186

C

Campaign Plans,
defined 195
form of 194

Campaigns of Twentieth Century reflect intensity of mental training 2

Capabilities of enemy,
examination into 139-145
examination n