The purpose of this treatise is to determine the essence and role of mercenaries in the western tradition. The approach is to delineate, analyze and compare mercenary phenomena in their various settings from their ancient European forms around the...
This study attempts to determine why Hispanic cadets are not being commissioned in the same proportion as their enrollment in ROTC would suggest. Currently, Hispanics comprise four percent of the nation's ROTC cadets, yet only one percent of the...
This study investigates the underrepresentation of black infantry officers in the U.S. Army. Blacks currently comprise 11.3 percent of all active component Army officers. However, only 7.2 percent of officers in the Infantry career management field...
Report from the Military Attache, Berlin. Discusses the history of the German General Staff school system. Looks at academic and administrative organizations. Also discusses military organizations and weapons and tactical doctrine.
Looks at the radio, starting with the theory underlying the radio system of communication. Moves into damped wave radio telegraphy, undamped wave radio telegraphy and radio telephony. Includes a description of radio equipment and a description of...
First of two volumes, field intelligence reports arranged chronologically by date then hour as received from each reporting headquarters, corps, division and miscellaneous units or commands operating with the First Army.
Operations report of the Fourth Marine Division in Iwo Jima from February 19 to March 16, 1945. Including sections: planning and preparations, movement to objective, ship to shore movement, narrative of operation, progress of attack, and comments...
This operation plan includes: directions for the movement of forces, approach to objectives and assault phases for the landing on Saipan and the subsequent attack, capture and defense of Guam.
This report contains the technical results of tests conducted on the various parts of Japanese balloons that have been submitted to the Technical Air Intelligence Center for examination.
This study presents a picture of the economic, agricultural, forestry, mining, engineering, chemical, energy resources, housing, trade, and consumer goods conditions existing in Austria at the close of hostilities in the spring of 1945 and the...
This report is a summary of the operations of antiaircraft artillery from December 1941 until August 1945 against the enemy in the Pacific theater. Engagements with aircraft, protection to airfields, supply bases, and ground troops, combat service...
The purpose of amphibious training for an infantry division is to permit the division to participate in the operations incident to land on a hostile shore in an effective manner. The amphibious phase of an operation is purely a means to an end--the...
McKinney, Leonard L; Office of the Chief of the Chemical Corps, Historical Office
This is an account of flame thrower employment and the numerous problems involved. The volume purports to present: a survey of flame warfare prior to World War II; a brief account of the flame weapons developed by both allied and enemy powers...
The discussion of this material on government and administration in the Japanese Empire is contained in eleven chapters. The first chapter is a short introduction. The material covered in Chapters II to X inclusive constitute an analysis and...
This is the combat history of the 79th Fighter Group during World War Two. The document details the following contents: group commanders; group combat narrative; campaigns; battle citations and commendations; claims- illustrated statistical...
Vol. I of II. Volume I begins with roster of officers HQ, Tenth Army. Report of the Tenth Army mission in the Okinawa and Ryukyus campaign. Includes task force organization, planning, training, embarkation, movement, military operations summary,...
Journal of G-2 Section of the 27th Infantry Division, regarding intelligence on the enemy operations and air and land defenses of Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands during World War II. Includes maps of the Saipan Tinian Area.
Combat report of the 3d Marine Division in the operations at Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands from November 1 to December 28, 1943. Pages 162-174 are missing from original and this copy.
This regulation sets forth the organization and functions of Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA). The assignment of functions, responsibilities, and duties to principal officials of the Office of the Secretary of the Army (OSA) are governed...