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The purpose of this essay was to deepen the understanding of American maneuver warfare. It did this by conducting a comparative case study of Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Storm through the eyes of William S. Linds principles for maneuver warfare. Further, the essay wanted to find differences in how maneuver warfare was waged and if those differences were because of the size of the operation and factors linked to the enemy. Previous research about maneuver warfare was, in contrast to this essay, mainly focused on determining whether war was waged effectively or not and providing the researcher's own opinion about maneuver warfare. The analysis found that American maneuver warfare does not change character very much. Regardless of size or enemy, the American officer wages war with a focus on defeating the enemy first and capturing ground second. This is achieved by concentrating all available resources and units towards the assault of the enemy. The tactical tempo of said assault should be kept as high as possible as to not let the enemy act, only react. This seems to be the way of thinking regardless of the higher purpose of the operation.