A study of the Army's ability to resupply during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and how this information can be used to determine better procedures in future wars.
How the allied cavalry by its bold and aggressive action was able to place itself squarely across the line of retreat of the XI German Army and thus contribute so materially to the success of Franchet D'Esperey.
This paper gives a critical analysis of French operations in Luxemburg, 1914, to include the Battle of the Ardennes. The paper discusses the French armed forces, military plans, contains translations from other sources (“La Guerre de 1914-1918”...
This study discusses the effect of military geography on the initial defense of the Suez Canal, the advance across the Sinai Desert, the advance into Palestine and the final destruction of the Turkish Armies.
This paper discusses the impact of French and German artillery on the development of US Army artillery, both in materiel and its tactical importance to the infantry. Future progress in mobility and communications is covered.
This paper discusses the cavalry operation by the Italian Army and credits the organization of the cavalry units, mission planning, proper use of cavalry in the terrain, and good tactics to the successful outcome at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
This paper discusses the British Army and German Army troop movements and if aerial reconnaissance during World War I resulted in a change of ground tactics and successful campaigns. The future of aerial operations is included.
This paper is a critical analysis of the methods adopted and the means used by the American Military Government in Germany to assure for the civilian population under its jurisdiction an adequate supply of food. The study discusses briefly the...
The purpose of this research is to find and present historical examples of the occupation of a position in readiness by forces approximately the size of a division; the examples to be suitable for presentation before the First Year Class at this...
Advancements in Science, technology, and industrialization during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries had a subtle and almost undetected impact on the conduct of warfare. The increased lethality of weapons systems, the more efficient...
Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and...
The manner in which the Allied military forces of the First World War were coordinated has had an enormous influence upon subsequent alliance doctrines. The necessity for cooperative military efforts, the detailed coordination of all national...
In November 1914, British Indian Expeditionary Force "B" conducted an amphibious assault on the Port of Tanga in German East Africa. The British possessed all the tools required for success; they outnumbered the defenders almost eight to one, they...
This monograph analyzed whether Lieutenant Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck used operational art to defeat British forces in the East African campaign of World War I. British forces were superior in quantity of men and equipment, but slow moving and...
The operations of the German I and II Cavalry Corps in filling in the gap between the First and Second German Armies at the first battle of the Marne, September 6th to 9th, 1914.
A description of the U.S. Army divisions that participated in World War I including information on where the division was originated, the brigades and battalions contained in the division, a short history of the combat overseas, and a chronology of...