The Army's transformation to the brigade combat team (BCT) as its primary combat employment unit has come at the cost of reduced organic firepower and armor under the modular force concept. As a result, greater emphasis and dependence will likely...
Contractors now approach a 1:1 ratio on the modern battlefield since the Bosnia War. In 1992, contractor use was the choice of last resort, now contractors are a viable and necessary option on the battlefield. The steady decrease of military...
The written history of most service schools can be best developed in a chronological manner due to the ongoing nature of the schools. However, the attendant problems of creating an Armyservice college from scratch requires that the initial written...
The portion presented in this study is a day by day report on the last five months of World War II as viewed from the Wehrmacht High Command. The document is divided into sections which include: Supreme command/structure of the Wehrmacht/war...
The study is presented to relate historical facts pertaining to the operations of the 5th Regiment, U.S. Marines, during the periods 1-10 October 1918 and 1-11 November 1918, during which time it was a component unit of the 4th Brigade, 2d...
This paper determined the public image of the U.S. military as reflected in leading magazines and compared the results with the public image of the military determined in a 1971 study. The 1982 and 1983 issues of twenty-one leading magazines were...
Incl. 1: Summary of Operations for Period 1 Nov to 3O Nov 44 of 807
T. D. Bn, dtd 1 Dec 44 (in duplicate)
Incl. 2: Unit Journal 807 TD Bn, 1 - 30 Nov 44 inclusive.
Incl. 5: Journal File 807 TD Bn, I- 50 Nov 44 inclusive.
Operations and Readiness Directorate Office; Anderson, Gerald O.; Silano, Robert A.
This Department of the Army after action report deals with the U.S. Army involvement in and support of the Indochinese refugee program. Covering the period from 1 April 1975 to 1 June 1976, it focuses on the role of the Army Staff in crisis...
Wooden packing box used to ship hair plumes to Fort Leavenworth for the 10th Cavalry. Rectangular with sides consisting of one piece of wood and bottom made of two tongue and groove pieces, one 8 inches wide and the other 10 inches wide. Pieces are...
Small arms ammunition : personal equipments of the soldier (comprising infantry, cavalry, artillery, and band equipments : miscellaneous articles for the use of all organizations : 3-inch W.I. saluting gun, mount, equipment, ammunition, etc. and...
This supplement was originally prepared by a student group working with existing documents and information supplied by personnel then assigned to the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. The entire volume was rewritten in the summer of 1980...
1. Thesis: Military Professionals should know the history of the military, it is why our country is what it is today, it is how we have learned to train soldiers in the field, win wars, learned what works and what doesn’t. Military History is...
This document contains information on the development of plans and Army and Navy action (information applicable to both services, classification of landings, unit loading, naval assistance required to support Army landing against opposition,...
General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces
Names and locations of towns have been taken from French 1:200,000 maps, where available, and from German 1:100,000 maps, where necessary to complete the area. German names of towns are printed in italics if they are different from the French names...
The report is a chronological narrative of events pertaining to the 7th Infantry Division Artillery immediately prior to and during the RYUKUS Campaign, compiled for historical purposes, and includes comments, recommendations, and records deemed to...
Operation orders for the invasion of Okinawa-Shima and Ryukyu-Retto. Orders covered amphibious operations, supply requirements, evacuation procedures and includes annexes.