• Home
    • Photo Archives 2021-2022
    • Photo Archives 2020
    • Photo Archive 2019
    • Photo Archive 2018 - >
      • Photo Archives 04/01/17 >
        • Photo Archives 06/01/16 - 10/31/16
        • Photo Archive 09/01/2015 - 01/31/2016
        • Photo Archive 01/01/15
        • Photo Archive 8/01/14 - 12/31/14
        • Photo Archive 4/02/14 - 7/31/14
        • Photo Archive 11/24/13-04/01/14
        • Photo Archive 10/01/2013
        • Photo Archive 02/01/2016 - 05/31/2016
      • Photo Archive 11/03/16 -
    • EVENTS & BOOK SIGNINGS
  • About the Author
    • Contact us
    • FAQ
  • Buy the books
    • Book 2 Preview
  • Blog
  • About the book
    • Locales in the book
    • Allied Naval Forces >
      • Pacific Fleet
      • Atlantic Fleet
    • Allied Ground Forces
    • Allied Air Forces
    • Strategic Reserves
Michael S. Pauley, Author

elephant outside the window

10/5/2013

0 Comments

 
One of the interesting things in writing a series of books is that the reader isn’t meant to see the big picture on the front end.  This series is no exception.  In the first book, we are examining an Elephant with a magnifying glass, in the second, we’re seeing it through binoculars, and the third, well, the damn thing is now outside the window.

Similar to that analogy, Command of military forces requires a similar process.  In the first book we see the transition of a military commander from the more local, “save my own ass” approach, to where the concerns are far wider.  Trust me, a battlefield will look different to the Lieutenant Platoon Leader, as opposed to the Battalion Commander, up to the very top at Theater Command.  This is because they each have a role to play, and must keep their eye on their part of the ball.  If the Lieutenant thinks that the Theater Commander has a clue about the location of his platoon, then think again.  

General Patton was successful, in part, because he knew that you can only track so much, and do it well.  As an Army Commander, his scope of concern was limited to the placement of Corps and the Divisions they controlled.  General Eisenhower, on the other hand, limited his view to where the Army Groups were located, along with the Armies they controlled.  Of course, Eisenhower’s plate was even more full at times, because he had to concern himself with where the Navies and Air Corps/Forces, were located.  This is how it works, and so too, you will find that these are the views taken by the leaders in these books.  The higher up the chain of command, the more the view changes. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Michael S. Pauley is a Navy brat and an old soldier who served in all three components of the United States Army. Living in Lexington, South Carolina, Michael is now a practicing attorney and member of the United States Naval Institute and the American Legion, Post 154, Tybee Island, Georgia.

    Archives

    June 2021
    May 2021
    December 2020
    August 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013

    Categories

    All
    Aliens
    Current News
    Day Job
    Day Job
    Events
    History
    Military
    Random Thoughts
    Sequels
    Writing

    RSS Feed

Contact us
EVENTS/BOOK SIGNINGS
FAQ
Buy the books
Site maintained by Downhill Media Group, LLC