Patton’s Employment of Mission Command – Essay

 Analyze Patton’s application of mission command and the operations process during the planning of and the battle for Bastogne through 3 January 1945. (link to the Battle of the Bulge (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). Write a 1000-word essay (APA), explaining in detail what went right and what went wrong. It is important to specifically point out what went right and what went wrong with Patton’s use of mission command. You also have to specifically mention which aspect of mission command you are discussing. It is vital that you read ADRP 5-0 to learn about the Principles of Mission Command. You can use each one (or some) of these principles as headings in your paper. Then, you can describe each principle and point out what went right and what went wrong with Patton’s use of each one. You need to specifically mention if something went well or not. You can’t leave it up to me to evaluate whether something worked or didn’t work with Patton’s use of Mission Command.