This journal provides summaries of activities at American prisoner of war camps as well as the commander's activities during the Korean War, from 1953 through 1954.
The performance of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) at the Battle of Ap Bac, January 2, 1963, established a narrative that the South Vietnamese were unwilling to fight or lacked aggressiveness. At the time of the Battle of Ap Bac, the...
This monograph examines the effectiveness of the combined French and American Training Relations and Instruction Mission. The United States' fears regarding the spread of communism during the 1950s appeared justified in Vietnam following the French...
This is a cumulative activity report on Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam through June 30, 1954. Contained in the document are political, military, and economic reviews as well as technical programs (health and sanitation, agriculture and natural...
This monograph approached Lieutenant General James M. Gavin as a military theorist and explored his influence as the Army transitioned from World War II to the Cold War. Gavin's theory of future warfare required an army with capability in atomic...
This monograph explores the concept of the Army as a storage vessel for national values, and the government's periodic use of this vessel as a tool in the peacetime protection of the Constitution. Most of the social mechanisms which shape the...
Many aspects of counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in today’s contemporary operating environment suggest that historical review of previous COIN experiences can provide critical insight. Such reviews tend to fail to be incorporated into doctrine...
Recent scholarly work has devoted much attention to analyzing the French counterinsurgency war in Algeria from 1954 to 1962. The United States military has taken many of the lessons and principles offered by authors such as David Galula and Roger...
This monograph examines the mobile defense, past and present, in order to clearly define its concept. Over the years doctrine has traditionally defined the range of possible defenses as existing on a continuum of defensive operations. This...
This is one of a series published by the U.S. Army Center of Military History. The monograph discusses logistical organization and operation, logistics improvement programs, supply and maintenance improvement program, support activities and base...
This study examines the processes by which the US Army sought to prepare itself for the future after the conclusion of the Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Cold War. It examines how, in the wake of major conflict, the Army "learned its lessons."...
This monograph examines the origins of the concept of conveying the intentions of the commander to subordinates from its initial appearance in Army doctrine in 1905 until the present day. While many believe they understand the genesis of this...
The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: How should U.S. Army doctrine for the “follow and support” mission be clarified? This is done by focusing on the evolution of the “follow and support” concept in the Army's capstone...
Soviet use of partisans has demonstrated an attitude on irregular warfare quite different than the typical western perspective. Soviet irregular warfare in the Russian Civil War and World War II was an integral part of the totality of armed...
Bailey, Jose; Callaghan, Jerry; Fowler, Gary; Krouser, Emma; Whitcomb, Keith
Thesis Statement. General Navarre's Bad Plan Led to France's Defeat at Dien Bien Phu.
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Discussion. On 20 November 1953, Navarre, against the advice ofhis commanders, launched Operation Castor. The largest airborne operation French forces in...
This is one of a series published by the U.S. Army Center of Military History and written by officers who held responsible positions in the Cambodian, Laotian, and South Vietnamese armed forces during the war in Indochina. Cambodia (the Khmer...