"This document examines general principles of Joint Force Employment to link relevant historical lessons to current planning and joint operations. Each of the historical operations illustrates how fundamental joint doctrine principles were applied in specific circumstances. Military students and practitioners are invited to compare the case histories in this book to today's joint operations and principles to stimulate original thought and effective responses to future military challenges"-- From page i.

Cover title. "15 July 1997."

Military incident #1 : the importance of tactics --Military incident #2 : building on experience -- Vicksburg -- Military incident #3 : the price of poor planning -- Operation Chromite -- Military incident #4 : the price of inflexibility -- Operation Urgent Fury -- Military incident #5 : unity of command -- Operation Just Cause -- Military incident #6 : force without concept -- Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm -- Military incident #7 : facing the unexpected and unthinkable -- Operations in Somalia -- Military incident #8 : new missions, early strategies -- Operation Uphold Democracy.