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Manööversõjapidamise käsiraamat

Ameerika Ühendriikide sõjalise mõtleja ja ajaloolase William S. Lindi „Manööversõjapidamise käsiraamat“ on üks olulisemaid 20. sajandil sõjapidamise arusaamu muutnud raamatuid. Olgugi, et manööversõja põhimõtted on leidnud kasutust alates sõjapidamise algusaegadest, koondas need printsiibid selgesse ja arusaadavasse vormi just Lind. Raamat, mis sai kaante vahele 1985. aastal, on tänaseks jõudnud ka paljude riikide relvajõudude ametlikesse lahingueeskirjadesse ja manööversõjapidamise põhimõtted on omaks võetud kui tänapäevase sõjapidamise alused.

Selles raamatus ei teooritiseerita üleliia, vaid tuuakse selgeid ja kergesti arusaadavaid näiteid manööversõjapidamise rakendamisest rühma, kompanii ja pataljoni tasandil. Eriti oluline on, et väljapakutud lahendeid on rikastatud ajalooliste näidetega, kus need samad põhimõtted on taganud edu lahingus.

See raamat on oluline ka seetõttu, kuna toob esile ja tõestab, et tark ja avatud mõtlemisega sõdur lahinguväljal on see, kes otsustab lahingute tulemuse, mitte kõrgem staap, parem relvastus või reeglite järgi kirjutatud plaan. Kõik sõltub inimesest ja üksusest, milles on sisemine harmoonia ning arusaamine seatud eesmärkidest. Viimaste eelduseks on tõeliste juhtide olemasolu, selliste, kes on oma valdkonnas pädevad, hoolivad inimestest, arendavad neid ise leidma lahendusi ja haarama initsiatiivi.

Originaalraamatule on lisatud kolonel Michael D. Wyly essee manööversõjapidamise õpetamisest läbi tema enda kogemuste. Viimane sobitub suurepäraselt raamatu teemaga ja annab arusaamise headest manööversõjapidamise õpetamise meetoditest.

Mis peamine, käesolevas raamatus kirjeldatud põhimõtted ja mõtteviis on suures osas edukalt rakendatavad ka muudes ametites, kus on tegemist inimeste juhtimisega või motiveerimisega, olgu selleks mis tahes asutus või ettevõte. Öeldakse, et nii elu kui ka äri on võitlus, kus vastaseks on iga probleem, mis vajab lahendamist. Oma konkurenti võidab tavaliselt see, kes suudab probleemi lahendada kiiremini ja soodsamalt. Just selliste mõttekäikude ja lahenduste tarvis on käesolev raamat ka kindlasti hea iga valdkonna juhile, sest inimeste motiveerimise alused tulemuslikemate saavutuste tarvis on valdavalt universaalsed.

Kapten Eero Aija ja reservkapten Rene Toomse

184 pages, Hardcover

First published August 6, 1985

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March 15, 2008
More relevant than ever now that the Cold War is over and most current and future warfare is low-tech and low-firepower, the rest of the world having drawn the reasonable conclusion that the American military is unbeatable at high-intensity high-tech war. Lind argued against the shaping of defense organization and strategy driven by the desire of defense contractors to sell complicated and expensive weapons and equipment, rather than by what best fits a situation. Currently we have a situation in which our troops are fighting against guerrilla insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, against enemies armed with small arms and IEDs, but our government is neglecting the basic body and vehicle armor and small arms they need while continuing to spend billions on nuclear submarines, stealth fighters, and so on.
I took courses from Lind at the Marine Corps University in Quantico in 1990 and 1991, while attending the USMC Command and Control Systems Course as an active-duty officer, and read this as the text in his "History of Military Reform" class. It's more relevant now than it was then. A very useful read for anyone who wants to gain a broader perspective on military policy.

NOTE - UPDATE IN OCTOBER 2020: Since I wrote this review, Lind has become prominent in right wing politics and has advocated for ideas that are anti-Semitic, racist, and theocratic. I emphatically disagree with these politics, despite the validity of his military theory.
122 reviews8 followers
March 29, 2015
Clear and concise explanation of core principles of maneuver warfare with an excellent annotated bibliography. I have not yet finished the academy lectures at the end of the book, but Lind's portions immediately suggested a number of ideas in my own field.
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305 reviews83 followers
April 9, 2007
Lind was influenced by Col John Boyd and this is how I came to know this book. This is the classic understanding of Maneuver Warfare. I hope to have the time to learn more about this domain. Reading a terrain map, applying new theories, hours and hours of fun.
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107 reviews3 followers
October 11, 2007
Very interesting stuff..., rather a dull read however... Once fully read and sunken in it offers a great deal of valuable information
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33 reviews
December 5, 2014
Excellent intro to Maneuver warfare. The lecture scripts appended in the book makes the concepts easy to understand.
39 reviews1 follower
November 5, 2018
Good quick summary for the intermediate student. The tactical problems at the rear of the book are dry reading, but the lectures and main text are enjoyable.
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December 6, 2019
Excellent book! Lind's ideas are very well packaged for a quick read. I wish I had read this sooner.
29 reviews
September 20, 2017
Külma sõja lõpul kirja pandud käsiraamat, mis lisaks manööversõja õpetamisele oli ka üleskutse reformideks USMC-s ja Armees laiemalt, seda just manöövrisõja poolelt. Selleks, et teosest maksimaalselt kasu saada, peab seda lugema mitu korda järjest, ise hoolega pidevalt märkmeid tehes. Raamat on küll lühike, aga kaanest kaaneni täis kasulikke teadmisi nii kaitseväelastele kui ka kaitseliitlastele, tegelikult kõigile.
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148 reviews
January 31, 2021
Põhiline sõnum, tuleb järgida ülema käsus põhiülesannet, kõike muud võib vajadusel muuta või ära jätta.
Seletab lahti VOOT tsükli ehk OODA loop-i
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851 reviews112 followers
April 14, 2022
Походная книга начинающих командиров, регулярной армии. Помимо теории интересные задачки и примеры прилагаются
309 reviews2 followers
October 20, 2023
One of the first pioneers of maneuver warfare. Focuses on the application of MW in a conventional sense. A must read after war fighting.
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7 reviews
March 30, 2011
Decent introduction to the concepts of maneuver warfare. Includes a set of lectures that were given at the USMC AW school in addition to Lind's work.
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January 2, 2014
This is a great primer on mission command and adaptive leader training.
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41 reviews1 follower
September 7, 2014
Recommended.
Sheds light on need of d hr requirements in d organisation.
Amply clarifies some commonly used terms for d benefit of young warriors.
13 reviews
January 11, 2015
Useful if you are at least squadleader, for average tommy its a little to complicated.
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14 reviews
June 10, 2016
Maybe the best handbook out there....
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February 23, 2018
Great book

Great book for commanders at all level. Strongly Recommended to be read by all. A personal copy will assist in easy reference.
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