Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Maps; Preface; 1 Terms of Art; Informal Versus Formal Doctrine; What Shapes Doctrine?; Focusing on the Process as Opposed to the Product; A Process for Informal Versus Formal Doctrine Making; Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua: Why These Cases?; Method and Organization; 2 Historical and Institutional Context for Small Wars Learning; Historical Context: Service in the Army's Small Wars; Historical Context: Informal and Formal Doctrine for the Army
Institutional Context: Development of the Marine Corps SchoolsInstitutional Context: Marine Doctrine pre-Haiti; 3 Intervention in Haiti and Lessons Learned; Conduct of the Small War; Lessons from the Haitian Experience; 4 Intervention in the Dominican Republic and Lessons Learned; Conduct of the Small War; Lessons from the Dominican Experience; 5 Intervention in Nicaragua and Lessons Learned; Conduct of the Small War; Lessons from the Nicaraguan Experience; Small Wars Training Before the Small Wars Manual; 6 From Nicaragua to the Small Wars Manual
A Clash of Visions Sparks Debate in the CorpsA Period of Fervent Writing Begins; Small Wars Training Pauses; 7 Concluding Thoughts; Did Stimuli External to the Institution Shape the Final Product?; Did Stimuli Internal to the Institution Shape the Final Product?; Did Individuals Shape the Final Product?; Some Confirming Observations from the Literature on Corporate Learning; Implications for Today; Bibliography; Index
