This paper describes U.S. Army Airfield operations from May 2004 to May 2005 at Forward Operating Base Salemo in eastern Afghanistan (Khowst) near the Pakistan border. The non-doctrinal operation of the 870th Movement Control Detachment and its...
The Air Evaluation Board was established by the War Department for the purpose of evaluating the conduct and effectiveness of air attack in the Southwest Pacific Theater. The Battle of Wau was selected for evaluation because it presented Air...
Discusses the only military operation on a grand scale that has taken place in the southern section of the Andes. It is the only known case of a crossing of the Andes Mountains by an army at war. General Jose de San Martin believed that it was...
The accomplishments of the antiaircraft artillery in the defense of Manila Bay proved that the basic principles of employment as taught in the Army are correct. Aircraft cannot destroy AA defenses by bombing from high altitudes. Aviation must be...
Discusses the German and Allied artillery at Anzio. The engagement lasted 124 days and involved 185,000 Allied troops, 600 artillery guns, 530 bombers and 8 warships, in addition to all the supporting services. A prodigious supply operation...
Over the last 25 years, there has been no solid form of government, poor economic conditions,
and continual internal fighting.
On 3 Oct 93, the mission for the U.S. Special Operation forces was to raid a house across the
street from the Olympic...
Examines the UH-1B, adapted as armed escort helicopters for counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam, and explores the relative merits of the Huey Cobra (M209) Fire Support Helicopter and the armed Chinook (CH-47A) Transport Helicopter as possible...
"Busting the bocage: American combined arms operations in France, 6 June-31 July 1944" shows how the U.S. Army identified and overcame the problems of fighting in difficult terrain. The adoption of new tactics combined with technical innovations...
A need exists for a change in the technique employed in adjusting Field Artillery fire by forward observation methods in order to conform in principle with methods employed by other arms and services.
G-2 summary of enemy activity on the XXI Corps front from 28 February through 6 May 1945. Discusses the Western Front in February of 1945 from the penetration of the Westwall to the Rhine and continues with the collapse of the Wehrmact from the...
Historical Division, Headquarters, United States Army, Europe; Von Buenau, Rudolf
This is a translation from Rudolph von Buenau which provides information on the background (command, assignment, estimate of the situation) and combat actions (plans/orders, measures related to combat command, fighting details) of the conflict in...
Discusses the experiences of individual soldiers in combat. Covers several topics including: leadership issues such as leaders vs. inertia, discipline and trial by fire; normal operations including combat in towns, battalion attacks, fighting in...
Discusses the experiences of individual soldiers in combat. Discusses Leadership in small units, normal operations, jungle operations and amphibious operations.
The purpose of combat lessons is to give to officers and enlisted men the benefit of the battle experiences of others. Lessons are drawn from reports as they are received from the theaters of operation. Information includes leadership, street...
In this combat lessons document, topics include information on leadership, replacement orientation, river crossing suggestions, the story and song of Rodger Young, patrol pointers, how not to patrol, photo-orientation methods, engineering...
The suggestions made in this combat lessons document are drawn from experiences in other theaters of operation. The great combat lesson learned from every operation is the importance of leadership. Topics include leadership, killing the Japanese,...