Fundamentals of Tactical Command and Control

Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Tactical Command and Control, A Soviet View, 1977 This book brings to light Soviet general theoretical principles for tactical command and control, and indicates the place of the theory of control in the overall system of military theoretical knowledge and its relationships to cybernetics and other sciences. At the same time, the book makes practical recommendations on implementing the main functions of command and control of subunits by Soviet commanders and staffs in various types of combat operations with modern technical control equipment. The book was intended for Soviet officers and generals of the Ground Forces, those studying at military educational institutions of various levels, reserve officers and students in civilian institutions of higher learning, and those studying command and control questions in the system of non-uniformed-service training. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print the paperback book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the bound paperback from Amazon.com This book includes original commentary which is copyright material. Note that government documents are in the public domain. We print these paperbacks as a service so you don't have to. The books are compact, tightly-bound paperback, full-size (8 1/2 by 11 inches), with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a HUBZONE SDVOSB. https: //usgovpub.com