Using the 1983 US invasion of Grenada and the 1992-3 military humanitarian intervention in Somalia as case studies, this monograph shows how post-Cold War operational planning can benefit from the experiences gained from recent deployments. The...
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...
In 1989 and 1991 the US Army dramatically proved that it had learned from its failure in Vietnam. Just as FM 100-5 Operations represented a fundamental shift in Army's approach to warfare, so too Just Cause and Desert Shield/Storm offered clear...
This monograph examines the impact of infrastructure on strategic mobility operations. Doctrine does not take a holistic view of strategic mobility. Getting equipment and personnel into a theater of war is only possible if sufficient ports,...
This monograph examines the new logistics concepts proposed by the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) to support brigade size and smaller maneuver units. It focuses the analysis on the changes proposed for the support platoons of...
In early October 1990, President Bush asked General Colin Powell to present him with military options to liberate Kuwait. For General Powell, the President's request significantly altered his approach to the crisis in the desert. His problem had...
This monograph discusses the implications of learning organization theory on leadership, primarily at the operational level. Learning organization theory is a popular methodology for enhancing the operations of complex organizations. Of particular...
The Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle's (BFV) introduction in 1983 inaugurated a fundamental change in the perception of the mechanized infantryman's role in combat. For the first time, the mechanized infantry company/team possessed the requisite...
This monograph discusses whether or not an Army Division can dual function as both a Joint Task Force (JTF) and an Army Forces Command (ARFOR). The current reduction of forces within the Department of Defense (DOD) and the lack of an identifiable...
This monograph maintains that the military acting alone can never achieve a comprehensive solution to a crisis situation. For success, the military must work in conjunction with diplomats, politicians, and humanitarians. The monograph begins by...
By the early-1960's, the United States Army was again engaged in conflict, now in Vietnam. As the war progressed, the attrition of combat, the 12-month tour limit in Vietnam, separations of senior noncommissioned officers and the 25-month stateside...
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance in establishing a coordinated defense system for villages and hamlets. Contents include area security, village structure, Viet Cong infrastructure, native assets available, command and...
This paper includes letters and dispatches written by British fleet commander Horatio Nelson during the 1798 Mediterranean campaign. Some of the original dispatches include footnotes.
This document is a supplement for joint doctrine publications. Its focus is on the concepts of operational planning and key joint doctrine and concentrates on how combatant commanders and their staffs work through the joint operation planning...
A recounting of the events of the Mexican American war through official strategic communications between Mexico and the United States, President Polk's reports to congress, and the reports of battle from Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.
Foreign Military Studies, Historical Division, Headquarters, European Command
The use and continuation of propaganda during wartime and in peacetime immediately following the end of World War II. Topics include the nature of propaganda, propaganda in the East and in the West, use in economy, ideas, politics, ideology,...
The assistant division aviation officer in the 82nd Airborne Division - i.e., the primary planner for aviation operations - Major Ciro Stefano deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan, in August 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and redeployed...
In this second of two interviews reference his Global War on Terrorism deployments, Major Ciro Stefano talks about his tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as initially the 82nd Aviation Brigade logistics officer (S4) immediately prior to and...
This study analyzes field fortifications and their effects on combat operations during the American Civil War. This study is divided into three areas. First is the instruction and practical training on field fortifications available to the future...