Intent. The purpose of this master's project was to write the coordinating draft for Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 5-4 on Small Wars or, as the Joint community refers to them, Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). To do this, I was to provide information regarding the definition and historical foundation of, the conceptual basis for, and the planning, training, and conduct of small wars. In addition, historical examples were to be included to illustrate various points throughout the publication. My target audience is Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commanders and staff officers and their subordinate elements. The scope of this publication is to provide a capstone doctrinal manual for the Marine Corps on small wars
DesignationMCWP 5-4
EditionMar 1995
StatusSuperseded
Pages170
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionRecent Archive