Answer c is incorrect. You cannot begin to look for research sources until you define your area of interest. This
will guide you on the kinds of research materials you will need.
Answer d is incorrect. This phase is part of the analysis itself. It cannot be done, therefore, before the analysis.
4.
Answer c is correct.
Answer a in incorrect. You must first question the validity of the sources you already have. Until you do this, you
won't know if you need more sources.
Answer b is incorrect. You will want to draw on personal experience, but first you must finish gathering other
resources. You must question the validity of these resources.
Answer c is correct. Once you have determined what materials are available to you, you must question the
validity of the resources.
Answer d is incorrect. You are not ready for this phase yet. You must first question the validity of the sources.
5.
Answer c is correct.
Answer a is incorrect. Tactics would certainly give you "whys," but your objective is more general, more in the
area of strategy,
Answer b is incorrect. Military professionalism is not a category of battle analysis.
Answer c is. correct. If you are investigating the contributions of the Third Army to the Lorraine Campaign, you
are concerned with strategy.
Answer d is incorrect. The Third Army alone would probably not have an effect on political factors. This would
apply to even larger units.
6.
Answer c is correct.
Answer a is incorrect. With the introduction to the question, we have half of the information required.
Answer b is incorrect. The infantry's ability to conduct defensive battles with any given enemy is too specific to
apply to strategy.
Answer c is correct. This is a question of tactics.
Answer d is incorrect. This is not a problem of description; it is a discussion of tactics.
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