Not only were the Mongol hordes often out numbered but, man for man, the Mongol soldier’s enemy was usually larger and stronger and considered himself better armed. The Mongol armies, like the number of tanks in General Heinz Guderian’s World War II panzer divisions, actually were modest compared to the ends achieved and the stories told by their victims. Its maneuver warfare fundamentals had been followed over 700 years earlier by Genghis Khan and his Mongol “hordes.” Genghis Khan and his armies accomplished feats that would be hard, if not impossible, for modern armies to duplicate. The German blitzkrieg, though seemingly revolutionary at its outset, was really nothing new. The German blitzkrieg of World War II is often noted as the prototype of much of the US Army’s current doctrine–AirLand Battle. It must also be uniformly known and understood. Yet it must allow sufficient freedom for tactical variations in any situation. The concept must be broad enough to describe the operations in all anticipated circumstances. It is the way the Army fights its battles and campaigns, including tactics, procedures, and organizations…. An Army’s Operational Concept is the core of its doctrine.

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