Stilwell's North Burma campaign: a case study in multinational mission command

In 2011, the US Army published its capstone operational doctrine, which included its new mission command philosophy. The operational doctrine highlights the need for the Army to integrate multinational partners into its operations. The mission command philosophy has generated much discussion within...

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Main Author:	Scardina,Hayden D
Format:	Report
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Burma Campaigns case studies Humanities and History Joseph Warren stilwell Military doctrine military history military operations Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics Mission command political systems second world war treaties Unified Land Operations World War Two WWII
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Summary:	In 2011, the US Army published its capstone operational doctrine, which included its new mission command philosophy. The operational doctrine highlights the need for the Army to integrate multinational partners into its operations. The mission command philosophy has generated much discussion within the US Army since its adoption. Despite the presence of elements of the mission command philosophy in US Army doctrine since the beginning of the twentieth century and a rich history of providing multinational leadership, publications from the Army Press and Combat Studies Institute have not explored the use of the mission command philosophy during multinational campaigns. This study focuses on General Joseph Stilwell's ability to apply the mission command philosophy during his North Burma Campaign. Stilwell led a force composed mainly of divisions from Chiang Kai-Shek's National Revolutionary Army during the campaign. His leadership aided the US effort to reestablish its ground line of communication with its Chinese Nationalist allies. Stilwell's performance during the campaign provides a case study of achieving unity of effort while using an operational concept similar to Unified Land Operations and the mission command philosophy.