The table of contents for the book:
— Preface 6
One Understanding War 8
Two Force Ratios 15
Three Attacker versus Defender 22
Four Human Factors 24
Five Measuring Human Factors in Combat: Italy 27
Six Measuring Human Factors in Combat: Ardennes & Kursk 40
Seven Measuring Human Factors in Combat: Modern Wars 55
Eight Outcome of Battles 67
Nine Exchange Ratios 75
Ten The Combat Value of Superior Situational Awareness 83
Eleven The Combat Value of Surprise 113
Twelve The Nature of Lower Level Combat 135
Thirteen The Effects of Dispersion on Combat 150
Fourteen Advance Rates 164
Fifteen Casualties 171
Sixteen Urban Legends 197
Seventeen The Use of Case Studies 248
Eighteen Modeling Warfare 270
Nineteen Validation of the TNDM 286
Twenty Conclusions 313
Appendix I: Dupuy’s Timeless Verities of Combat 317
Appendix II: Dupuy’s Combat Advance Rate Verities 322
Appendix III: Dupuy’s Combat Attrition Verities 326
Bibliography 331
Page numbers are based upon the manuscript and will certainly change. The book is 342 pages and 121,095 words. Definitely a lot shorter than the Kursk book.
