{"product_id":"the-center-of-gravity-systemically-u-s-army-command-and-general-college-9781503186286","title":"The Center of Gravity, Systemically Understood","description":"How does the U.S. military understand and apply the center of gravity concept in the contexts of theory, doctrine, and planning for the conduct of operations? In particular, does the center of gravity serve as an effective tool when applied in accordance with current military doctrine and other non-doctrinal methodologies, and how does its use help reveal causal relationships and account for the emergent properties of complex systems?Academics and military practitioners have debated the meaning and usefulness of the concept of centers of gravity since Clausewitz introduced it in the early nineteenth century. In order to understand and apply the joint doctrine for operational design as described in Joint Publication 5-0, Joint Operations Planning, the military must come to a consensus on the meaning, uses, and applicability of centers of gravity. So far this consensus has not formed, and as time passes it appears even more elusive. With the U.S. Army currently undertaking a major reworking of its operational doctrine, an opportunity exists to clarify the concept and its practical application; otherwise the term could end up trapped in the same conceptual quagmire that led to the death of \"Effects Based Operations\" (EBO) as a joint doctrinal concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Army Command and General College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503186288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503186286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.12d","brand":"U. S. Army Command and General College","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094149550335,"sku":"9781503186286","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_875c0c02-4a39-4393-ac2d-73dcd666ebd8.jpg?v=1724843826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-center-of-gravity-systemically-u-s-army-command-and-general-college-9781503186286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}