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This paper examines the concept of maneuver warfare and how it was used during the U.S. Civil War. The paper also describes a campaign that successfully used this particular war strategy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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an enemy, rather than warfare relying solely on weapons and bunkers, is not a new concept. Throughout history, there are instances of strategies and stealth that have allowed one set
of soldiers to vanquish another. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how maneuver warfare worked during Americas War Between the States, and if this particular strategy changed the
tide at all in terms of the war. Before discussing the impact on maneuver warfare on the War Between the States, we
will define what, exactly, defines this strategy. Jason Vest, in his article, "Fourth Generation Warfare, notes that maneuver warfare is a type of fighting that ". . . eschews heavy
firepower, attrition, and long-range, high-altitude bombardment" (Vest, 2002). Instead, maneuver warfare relies on ". . . joint-service operations and close-quarters combat involving small, fast-moving units with lighter equipment" (Vest, 2002).
Captain Wayne P. Hughes, Jr., in his treatise, "Naval Maneuver Warfare" goes somewhat further, indicating that there is no one single
definition when it comes to maneuver warfare (Hughes, 2002). The "standard" definition, as put forward by military reformers, involves "rapid, violent, coordinated attack," to which Hughes notes that no strategies
would support the opposite, namely, a "slow, feeble, disorganized attack" (Hughes, 2002). He also explains this strategy based on the U.S. Naval Doctrine Publication, which notes that "Maneuver warfare, based
on the twin pillars of decisiveness and rapidity, is our preferred style of warfighting" (Hughes, 2002). Hughes goes on to say that the NDP specifies the concepts of maneuver warfare
as center of gravity, critical vulnerability, focus of effort and main effort (Hughes, 2002). Hughes also describes maneuver warfare by specifying its opposite, "power warfare," which achieves success by destroying
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