Ellis links maneuver to fire superiority and staff planning

Ellis converts his First World War experience into a Marine Corps Gazette argument less than two years after the fighting. He accepts the value of maneuver warfare and skirmishing but rejects the idea that either removes the requirement for fire superiority. Combat in France also convinces him that operations demand careful preparation before units begin to move. His conclusion gives meticulous staff planning the final emphasis. Maneuver and firepower still depend on detailed institutional preparation, which helps explain Ellis's later importance to Marine amphibious doctrine. The closing judgment is that Ellis would be remembered far more widely had he lived into the Second World War.