In September 2010, James G. Pierce, a retired U.S. Army colonel with the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylv

The book tells the story of the theory and history of the mission command approach (decentralized command) and the attempts by different armies to adopt and ref

In the chaos and uncertainty of modern war, our troops must be empowered to make decisions, take the initiative, and lead boldly. This is Mission Command: a com

This book offers up a set of recommendations, based on those mission command concepts, for adopting a superior command culture through education and training.

During the Vietnam War, the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACVSOG) was a highly-classified, U.S. joint-service organizati