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'''Shock and Awe''', more properly called ''Rapid Dominance'', is a tactical doctrine written by Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade of the [[National Defense University]] of the [[United States]] in 1996. The phrase was widely applied to describe US tactics in the 2003 [[Gulf War]] campaign, however Ullman noted at the time that "''The current campaign does not appear to correspond to what we envisioned.''"<ref>[http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31858 WorldNet Daily], [[Paul Sperry]], "No shock, no awe, it never happened."</ref> | '''Shock and Awe''', more properly called ''Rapid Dominance'', is a tactical doctrine written by Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade of the [[National Defense University]] of the [[United States]] in 1996. The phrase was widely applied to describe US tactics in the 2003 [[Gulf War]] campaign, however Ullman noted at the time that "''The current campaign does not appear to correspond to what we envisioned.''"<ref>[http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31858 WorldNet Daily], [[Paul Sperry]], "No shock, no awe, it never happened."</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:02, September 28, 2023
Shock and Awe, more properly called Rapid Dominance, is a tactical doctrine written by Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade of the National Defense University of the United States in 1996. The phrase was widely applied to describe US tactics in the 2003 Gulf War campaign, however Ullman noted at the time that "The current campaign does not appear to correspond to what we envisioned."[1]
See also
References
- ↑ WorldNet Daily, Paul Sperry, "No shock, no awe, it never happened."