Orders Archives
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Articles
The Intent Of Intent
John R. Sutherland III
Infantry Journal, 1997. See Page 9.
The Evolution of Field Orders
C.H. Corlett
The Coast Artillery Journal, 1925. See Page 502.
A Critique of Pure Success
Russel Stolfi
The Journal of Military History, 2004
"All Stations, this is Kodiak Actual..." Verbal Orders in the Infantry Battalion
Brendan McBreen
No Publisher
It's Not the Speed...that Counts
The Case for Rapid Battlefield Decision Making
John Antal
Armor, 1998.
Combat Orders and the Battle of Goose Green
Brendan McBreen
No Publisher, 2003
Auftragstaktik: Thoughts of a German Officer
Knut Czeslik
Infantry Journal, 1991.
Combat Orders
Lothar Rendulic
The Tactical Notebook, 1992
Notes on Orders
Brendan McBreen
No publisher, 1998.
“Führen mit Auftrag” Mission Command from a German View
Jens Küster, German Army
Army Press Online Journal, 2016.
Mission Tactics
John Antal
Armor Journal, 1987. See Page 9.
The U.S. Army and Mission Command Philosophy versus Practice
Brett Matzenbacher
Military Review, 2018.
Commander's Guidance for
Battle Command
John Antal
Armor, 1995. See page 30.
Rethinking Combat Orders
Elliot Ackerman
Marine Corps Gazette, 2006
On the Issue of Orders
H.B. Chamberlain
Australian Army Journal, 1959. See Page 29.
On Combat Orders
Alan Pendleton
Infantry Journal, 1936. See page 131.
Decline of the Mission/The Rise of the Intent
Eric S. Downes
Marine Corps Gazette, 1993
Commander's Intent Defined
Michael Ettore
Marine Corps Gazette, 1993
Commander's Intent:
The Seeds of Haitian Success
Thomas Greenwood
Marine Corps Gazette, 1995
Development of Army Operational Techniques
George C. Marshall
George Marshall Papers, vol 3, 1943.
Combat Orders Foundations Student Handout
No Author
The Basic School, no date.
v3/7 OIF AAR Excerpt
No Author
No Publisher, No Date
The Three-Step Estimate
John Arthur
Military Operations, 2014
Papers
Estimating Tactical Situations and Composing Field Orders
Roger Fitch
Fort Leavenworth Department of Military Art, 1909.
The Five Paragraph Field Order: Can a Better Format Be Found?
Matthew Smith
Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies. 1989.
Infantry Rifle Squad Operation Orders: Their Characteristics and Role in Mission Success
Seward Smith and Harold O'Neil
U.S. Army Research Institute, 1985.
Commander's Intent: Its Evolution in the United States Army​​
J.S. Patterson
School of Advanced Military Studies Monograph, 1995.
66 Stories of Battle Command
Adela Frame, James Lussier (editors)
United States Research Institute, 2000
Historic Manuals
Staff Manual
HQMC, 1944. Combat Orders is section 3.
Trench's Maneuver Orders
B.M. Bateman
William Clowes and Sons, Ltd. 1916
Manual for Command and Combat Employment of Smaller Units
Department of the Army, 1952. Translated from a committee of German officers. Orders discussion begins on page 16.
FM 1-75 Combat Orders
Department of the Army Air Forces, 1942.