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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A:Approved for public release ; DISTRIBUTION is unlimitedDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYH eadquarters United States Marine CorpsWashington, 20380-177530 July 1997 FOREWORDThis publication is about winning in combat. Winning re-quires many things: excellence in techniques, an appreciationof the enemy, exemplary leadership, battlefield judgment, andfocused combat power. Yet these factors by themselves donot ensure success in battle. Many armies, both winners andlosers, have possessed many or all of these attributes. Whenwe examine closely the differences between victor and van-quished, we draw one conclusion.
Military forces are complex systems consisting of indi-viduals and equipment. They interact internally and externally in seemingly chaotic ways. As Clausewitz wrote, "A battalion
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