This study discusses the lack of a definite plan for the employment of troops and the resulting shortage of equipment and supplies needed for the operation.
This paper discusses organization and operations of British armed forces, their use of artillery, and possible lessons learned at the Battle of Gaza. One map is included in the document.
The study presents general conclusions on employment of the Japanese First Army at Liaoyang. The paper questions whether the Japanese First Army could have cut the Russian line of retreat or pursued more vigorously. Included are two maps showing...
This paper is a study of the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War. The document compares the Russian and Japanese services of military intelligence and the importance of collecting military information.
This paper discusses the planning and decisions that were made during the South African War by the Boers. The study describes their plan to assume the offensive, how they did not have enough troops necessary to conduct an offensive, and why they...
This study focuses on the principle of security and how the French Fourth Army incorporated it into their operations. Includes a translation : "Requette--"Etude Tactique" (Combat between the French 3d Colonial Division and the German VI Corps at...
This study covers the system of supply and evacuation in Cronje’s forces from the beginning of the war until Cronje surrendered his entire force of over 4,000 men at the Battle of Paardsburg on February 27, 1900. There are sections on transport,...
The study presents G-2 operations and their value during the action of the 2d Division, 18-19 July, 1918. One map which is described as a sketch of zone of action of the 2d Division in included in the document.
This paper is a translation of Nichiro-rikusen-shinshi, published by the Japanese Officers Association in 1925. The study contains strategic planning, initial concentration and deployment, and theater of operations of the Japanese armed forces.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the present organization of the division and corps medical regiments, and the army medical service in order to determine whether or not any change of a basic character should be made in these units, so as to...
This paper is a study of German defensive planning and organization of the ground. The nature of the terrain is described as an important part of the planning to consider when organizing a defensive position. There is also a sketch of the...
This paper discusses where the various Japanese divisions and brigades were going to be located and positioned during the attack on Russian forces. The document reveals the planning and execution of that attack at Liaoyang.
This study discusses the employment of artillery by both British and Boer forces during the Battle of Colenso. The study includes the types of weapons/ammunition used and the artillery locations, as well as the units and their positions during the...
This paper discusses the powers and limitations of motor and animal drawn transport in supporting the infantry at the front line with respect to roads, maintenance, and possible employment. Included is a report of motorization tests of 34th...
This study presents information about the operations orders given in late July 1918 and compares the doctrine of CGSS to that of the Tenth French Army. The author discusses each of the written directive’s paragraphs and examines specific...
This study discusses the employment of tanks during the first phase of the first Battle of Cambrai. Particular attention is made to secret concentration, training with infantry, means adopted for crossing German trenches, numbers employed, cutting...