ABSTRACT
The focus of the Army’s learning after the Vietnam War had been on the rebuilding of it as a professional force, modelled on the demands of the European theatre and direct lessons drawn from the October War of 1973. These lessons did not change the strategic thinking of the Army. However, by the end of the period 1973-82 the Army’s strategic thinking had altered and had done so because of its doctrinal developments. This chapter explains and analyses this process.
