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School of Doctrine

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The School of Doctrine offers basic information in the areas of theory and organization of the American Civil War (ACW) era as well as articles and reference pages concerning the Napoleonic era. Within the CWOL area lessons learned from previous CWOLs are incorporated in part of the articles. This information is presented in a series of Web Pages which are available to compliment any national training program

Some Web Pages in this curriculum are linked to interactive exercises in the School of Tactics and School of Advanced Studies. While nothing here at the War College is prescriptive, it is suggested that those doctrinal pieces associated with the exercises be part of any national training program.

Utilization of the School of Doctrine

The School of Doctrine supports any national training program. While the involvement of the school cadre is mainly passive there will be occasions where certain Web Pages will be revised and updated. In these cases, the cadre will notify the national SecWar (CWOL) or War Minister (NWOL)  of the changes and which URLs were affected.

The school cadre is available for consultation by any of the national Inspector Generals for any subject in the school curriculum. Additionally, if requested by any national SecWar or War Minister, the school cadre is available for research and development of additional Web Pages in the areas of  doctrine, theory, organization, or tactical or operational level techniques for the ACW or Napoleonic eras.

School of Doctrine Links

    ACW Links

• For information about ACW military theory, concepts, and terms, go to: Military Theory of the ACW Era

• For information about the structure and use of the military staff in ACW era, go to: ACW Command & Control

• To review the lessons learned about point defense in CWOL, go to: Commentary on Defense of Cities

• To review the lessons learned about meeting engagements in CWOL, go to: Commentary on the Use of the Advanced Guard in CWOL

• For information on the procedures for campaign planning, go to: Adaptation of Campaign Planning in CWOL

    NWOL related Links

• http://www.napoleonguide.com/

• http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/

• http://www.nndb.com/people/109/000096818/

• http://www.distance-simulations.com/NWOL/biblio.html

War College Links

• For ACW era doctrine & CWOL lessons learned, or articles about Napoleonic era operations, go to: The HOLF War College School of Doctrine
• For the tactical exercises, go to: The HOLF War College School of Tactics
• For campaign planning and grand strategy, go to: The HOLF War College School of Advanced Studies

Distance Simulations Group

• Civil War OnLine Index Page
• Napoleonic Wars OnLine Index Page

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