Small Wars — MCWP 5-4

Date Published: January 1996

Date Added to MFM: 07 September 2009

Categories: General Operational Doctrine, US Marine Corps

• Defines Small Wars and Provides an Historical Overview
• Describes Complexity, Clausewitz, and the Edge of Chaos
• Discusses Non-State Actors and Small Wars Characteristics and Categories
• Presents Seven Principles of Small Wars
• Describes Types of Small Wars within Categories
• Presents Ten Operational Functions for Planning Small Wars
• Discusses Multinational Operations
• Discusses Planning Considerations for Small Wars
• Discusses Training for Small Wars