Between 1993 and 1995, while serving as the secretary of the Canadian Land Force Doctrine and Tactics Board, the author participated extensively in the process of doctrinal change which eventually resulted in the publishing of new 'capstone' operational and tactical level doctrine manuals in 1996-1997. These manuals introduce 'manoeuvre warfare' as the official doctrine of the Army. Adoption of manoeuvre warfare came after years of sporadic debate...