In 2005, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) submitted a draft of the Defense Reform Basic Law to the National Assembly, which was the genesis of the Defense Reform Plan (DRP) 2020. The current Defense Reform Plan or...
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the evolution of the Korean-American military command relationship from the historical perspective with the object of setting forth a proposal for a new structure based on a consultative relationship, rather...
This monograph examines the possibility of North Korea’s collapse and course of action for a stability and support operation to deal with the collapse. North Korea seems fairly stable in terms of political, socio-ideological, military and...
An American military presence has been prevalent on the Korean Peninsula since the end of World War II. As Korea attempted to recover from decades of bitter Japanese rule, internal struggles and politics led to the division of Korea into North and...
This narrative recounts the historical leadup to the Korean War and an operational account of some of the battles and operations during the first twelve months of the war. Its primary focus is on US employment of Republic of Korea (ROK) Army units...
This monograph examines the question of what will happen on the Korean peninsula if North Korea collapses without a fight. In 1996 the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) appears to be on the verge of disintegration due in large part to...
Most conflicts involving the US, especially during the 20th century, have been newly formed coalition affairs, and US Operations with other nations are likely to be the norm in the future. Such coalition partners may well be very different from the...
This paper discusses the extended period of low-intensity conflict that North Korea conducted against South Korea in the mid to late 1960s. This period of hostilities had its dramatic moments, such as the seizure of the USS Pueblo, but for the most...
Military History Section, Headquarters, Far East Command; 1st-7th Historical Detachment
This document contains information supplied by U.S. Corps and Division commanders for use in monograph "Inter-allied coordination and cooperation during combat operations", prepared by 1st-7th Historical Detachment. In seeking this information, an...
Describes the action during the Korean War in which the 9th ROK Division successfully defended Hill 395 for ten days against a Chinese Communist force of 33,000 men in the 38th CCF Army (corps) reinforced.
This is the story of the Corps in Korea. It is a story of a unit whose roots can be found in the Ninth Corps of the Civil War; of a unit that partook of both World Wars; of a unit that stood as a major force in the occupation of Japan. But...
Lacking the technological resources to compete with Combined Forces Command (CFC) conventional forces, the NKPA has compensated for their technological weaknesses by greatly increasing the number of forward-deployed conventional units, cannon and...
Seeks to demonstrate that battle, or at least one battle, has a pattern which research can uncover: to this end, to determine by exhaustive analysis of all data obtainable the lineup of troops, the tactics of each contender, and the course of...
Department of Military Art and Engineering, United States Military Academy
This document details the United Nations defensive and offensive actions, the Chinese communist intervention, the first United Nations counteroffensive, and the Chinese communist forces spring offensive.
The United States Army is deeply involved in advisory missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, efforts that have met with mixed success. As the Army searches for new and innovative approaches to the problems of advising indigenous forces, it may be useful...
This pamphlet focuses on the design and construction of buildings for prisoners of war during the Korean War. Includes enclosure plans, water analysis, electrical analysis, storm protection data and prisoner of war hut construction data. Also...
Field Manual 100-5, Operations, the U.S. Army's keystone warfighting manual, states: “in addition to operating as part of a joint force, the Army must be prepared for combined operations with land, air, and naval forces of allied governments.”...
The U.S. National Security Strategy states that peaceful resolution of the Korean conflict with a non-nuclear, reunified peninsula will enhance stability in the East Asian region and is clearly in the strategic interest of the United States. The...
This monograph examines intelligence and how it was applied to Task Force Smith. Task Force Smith was a regimental combat from 1st Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Charles 'Brad' Smith, the first American soldiers...
Contains an evaluation of X Corps operations during October 1950 with maps, and a summary of major activities, including command, intelligence, operations, logistics and personnel, a catalog of plans and orders and war diaries 1-31: daily...