
This work analyzes the Second Punic War using the Contextual and Operational Elements found in the Campaign Planning Model to determine how Rome and Carthage conducted the war, and whether they maintained congruency as each respective country pursued their national objective. It examines how they selected their grand strategy, and how that strategy was interpreted and executed at the operational a...
Paperback: 42 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 4, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781500731205
ISBN-13: 978-1500731205
ASIN: 150073120X
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 11 inches
Amazon Rank: 14778993
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In “SPQR A History of Ancient Rome”, Profile Books, 2014, Professor Mary Beard says (to paraphrase) “that she no longer thinks that we have much to learn directly from the Romans” and that she is “not certain that those generals who claim to follow...
levels. The model highlights flaws in Carthages formulation and application of its grand strategy which, combined with the lack of strategic insight at the operational level, kept them from satisfying their objectives. This work also shows that Romes formulation and execution of its grand strategy, even with several interim changes in operational strategy, flawlessly applied the tenets of the Campaign Planning Model and enabled Rome to always keep its strategic perspective firmly in view to secure eventual victory. This work also recommends further study of Romes operational strategy, in particular the campaign of its commanding general, Publius Cornelius Scipio. Scipio's campaign provides excellent examples of the principles of surprise and concentration, and demonstrates how innovation and mobility can produce an indirect strategy that can not only defeat a larger enemy, but also maintain flawless congruency with strategic objectives. Scipio provides an outstanding study in military genius, indirect strategy application, innovation, and statesmanship. He most closely embodies the soldier-statesman needed in modern coalition warfare.