This monograph proposes that one of the Army's primary doctrinal concepts, combat power, requires modification to keep pace with the changing environment of conflict. It argues that the Army's combat power model, defined as the combined effects of...
Historical Record Branch, Office of Technical Information
This is a historical and statistical summary of the New York Port of Embarkation during 1941. It contains both movements of personnel (by water) and movements of freight (outbound and inbound by Army Transport Service). The principal purpose of the...
This monograph conducts an analysis of historical data to detect trends in war and the evolution to modern tactical battle. It also investigates the continued use of Lanchester-based attrition models. Military analysts have used the attrition...
Historical Record Branch, Office of Technical Information
A statistical and historical summary of the New York Port of Embarkation for 1942. Discusses the expansion of the staging area capacity, the establishment of the New York Port Agency to coordinate movement of Lend Lease Supplies and various...
This monograph seeks to determine what implications for crisis action planning and operational art in combined environments can be derived from the German experience in the invasion of Yugoslavia (April 1941). This study has two collateral...
Historically, the army that concentrates adequate deception effort against specific enemy vulnerabilities to deception has usually been successful in this operation. The army that neglects its potential for vulnerability to deception is often not...
Historically, fog and friction have exacerbated the best laid battle plans of even the most intuitive wartime commanders. To mitigate these ever-present elements, the U.S. Army emphasizes the decentralized execution of AirLand Battle. Paramount to...
This monograph examines tactical deception from the US Army corps perspective. Through an examination of the theories of Sun Tzu, Jomini, and Clausewitz, five criteria are distilled that form the framework for the study. The Criteria are...
The Army as part of its strategic mobility program (ASMP) recently launched its Army Prepositioning Afloat (APA) program also known as Army War Reserve -3 (AWR-3). The intent is to preposition a heavy brigade and a theater sustainment package...
This study discusses the events leading up to the start of the war, namely the intense conflict of interest, both political and commercial, of the two nations of Korea and Manchuria.
The principles of war have been a part of US Army doctrine since 1949. In 1989 with the publication of JCS Pub. 3-0, Doctrine for Joint Operations, the principles of war also became part of Joint doctrine. However, other than their reference in JCS...
The topic of civil-military relations during the Mexican War resurfaces as an interesting historical study in the aftermath of President Obama's recent decision to relieve General McChrystal of command in Afghanistan. This review of U.S....
Since 1989, the US Army has taken part in many operations that are something other than war. Peacekeeping or Stability and Support Operations (SASO) have abounded for U.S. Army forces. In each operation, tactical commanders used U.S. Army doctrine...
This study examines the reorganization process as it applies to a mechanized infantry company. The investigation focuses on the reconstitution process in general, and on the reorganization process in particular. Existing doctrinal publications and...
Sullivan, Gordon R., 1937-; Ellis, David; Dabrowski, John R. (John Raymond); US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch.; Army War College (U.S.)
Publication date verified by R. Mages, Chief of MHI Oral History Branch 01/20/2009.
"This oral history transcript has been produced from a tape-recorded interview with Gen. Sullivan and was conducted by numerous interviewers, mainly...
This paper discusses the operations of the Japanese Second Army, 1 July – 5 September, 1904. The document reveals the organization of this force and the situation on July 1st (and operations to July 24th, 1904). For the Battle of Liao-yang,...
This study examines the operations of the employment of the Japanese First Army and whether it could have pursued the Russians or cut the line of retreat.
This study is a historical analysis of battlefield air interdiction during the 1973 Middle East War. Its purpose is to draw conclusions, based on the historical -findings, about the best way to employ BAI in the airland battle. Although the...
The purpose of this study is to give U.S. troops a comprehensive picture of German antiaircraft artillery and its use, and at the same time to furnish U.S. antiaircraft artillerymen data by which they can compare German methods with their own....