In this companion piece to Leavenworth Paper No. 7, "August Storm: The Soviet Strategic Offensive in Manchuria, 1945," the author focuses on the operational and tactical levels of the Manchurian campaign, highlighting the techniques that brought victory to Soviet combined arms during the last days of World War II. In eight case studies, it examines various kinds of military operations, from tank armies crossing mountains and desert to joint ground and riverine actions conducted over diverse terrain, from heavily wooded mountains to swampy lowlands.

"June 1983." Item 323.

1. Army penetration operations -- 2. Division advance in heavily wooded mountains -- 3. Army operations in swampy lowlands -- 4. Set piece battle -- 5. Reduction of a fortified region -- 6. Army operations in arid mountains -- 7. Forward detachment deep operations -- 8. Joint ground and riverine operations -- 9. Conclusions.