of 20, 43

Military situation, every, has both strategical State in military
matters 10

Military situation, every, has both strategical and tactical aspects 83

Mission,
an assigned task coupled with purpose 87
clearly indicates the appropriate effect desired 121
double or multiple tasks in 88
formulation of, 82, 87, 121 204
manner of expressing 87
restated 135
subsidiary 170, 172, 174-176

Mobility, as a material factor 128

Modification of basic plan, problems involving 201

Morale, discussion of 72, 73

Motivating task 80

Mutual understanding essential to unity of effort 14
final aim of 15

N

National and racial characteristics, factors of 126

Natural law,
human activities governed by 29
relation of cause, effect and further effect to 19, 32
relation of, to human activity 11

Natural mental process(es),
adapted to military requirements 80
application of, to problems of war 11
employed by normal mature human beings 19
studied employment of, ii, 217

Naval directives, types of 195

O

Objective(s),
appreciation of (assigned) 44, 82, 119, 203
assigned 48-50, 119-121, 135
attainment of, by chain of command 12
best attained by properly directed effort 45, 79
chain of 48, 62, 54
correct military, principle of 42
selection of 43, 46, 47, 51, 117-184
correct military, relation of, to favorable military situation 37
correct physical, determination of (See also physical
objective(s)) 157, 158
determination of, embodied in tasks 167
general 49, 60
immediate 3, 64
inferred in assigned tasks 49, 84, 88, 104
in mind 37, 47
in space, physical 37, 47
intermediate 54
in war is an effect to be produced 36
national 7
physical (See also physical objective(s))
purpose of attainment usually given to subordinates, 48
selection of correct military 43, 45, 47, 51, 117-134
specified in tasks 84, 104, 49, 88
tentatively selected 51
typically selected by commander himself 50
ultimate 3, 54

Offensive, relation of, to freedom of action 75

Operation plans 195

Operation(s),
planning detailed 3
developed from measures for freedom of action 160
effective military, principle of 42
enemy's, envisaged by commander 144
favorable military situation dependent upon effective 1, 41
in relation to required action 106-107
listing of 158
military 37, 109
naval, classification of 92
order (plan