The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
In the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Husband Kimmel was relieved of command of the United States Pacific Fleet and forced into retirement. Eight official investigations were conducted to determine his accountability for...
The Battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944 was the largest naval battle of World War II both in terms of the number of ships involved, and the expanse of area the battle covered. The battle was a decisive victory for the Allied Forces, who...
This thesis examines the impact of the 1967 flight deck fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59) and the resulting two investigations, on the development of U.S. Navy damage control doctrine and equipment. The first investigation focused...
Hearings before the General Board of the Navy, 1917, vol. 1 and vol. 2 [personnel of Merchant Marine, naval constructor stocker, memorandum for the General Board, aeronautics, wireless, gunnery, fire control, submarine detection, mines and mining,...
Haines Competition Finalist Papers, Class 55 Nonresident Sergeants Major Course U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss, Texas.
When GEN Ralph E. Haines established the Sergeants Major Academy in 1972 he intended it to be the capstone of the...
This thesis investigates a single leadership attribute: willpower. Willpower is defined as the amalgamation of continuing in the face of adversity; the refusal to accept failure; and the power to affect a desired outcome in others. The central...
Hagan, Daniel; Watson, La Vonya; Rolling, Nicholas; Jacobs, Franklin; Haynes, Allen
Thesis Statement: The defeat of the Japanese on the Aleutian Islands, and the US naval victory at Midway, prevented the. Japanese domination of the Northern and Central Pacific Regions during World War II.
"In making the following study of certain attacks upon fortified harbors it was my object to make an analysis of each campaign, and of them all collectively, in order to attempt to derive well grounded conclusions as to future wars."
This thesis will examine how Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) received their initial post-commission training beginning with the end of World War II and ending with the training program as of September 2008. Specifically, this thesis examines the...
This study is an examination of historical data to determine if weather was the decisive factor of the Aleutian Campaign. The campaign was carried out early in World War II along the over 1,000 miles of the Archipelago. Island warfare made joint...
The United States submarine force underwent significant improvement between the two world wars. In World War I, United States’ submarines sank no enemy ships. A little over 20 years later the United States’ submarine force crippled Japan’s...
This thesis traces the development of doctrine for command relationships in amphibious warfare. The study examines the command relationships employed in landing operations through World War I, with emphasis on Santiago in the Spanish-American War...
This document contains material whose purpose has been to record significant incidents and conditions, dates and statistics, and methods and opinions of those who were part of the Seventh Amphibious Force.
In a surprise move during the summer of 1955 the Secretary of the Navy selected Rear Admiral Arleigh Burke over 92 more senior admirals to become the Navy’s next Chief of Naval Operations. The junior admiral went on to serve an unprecedented...
Edwards, Jay
Mead, John
Winstead, Bob
Cruz, George
DeJarnett, Charles
Juzwiak, Mark
Thesis Statement:
The Battle of Midway altered Japan's
naval war posture from an offensive thrust to a defensive
position.
Discussion:
In perhaps one of the greatest naval battles in
history, the United States Navy defeated a far superior...
This document presents in a narrative form an outline of the development of the United States Army Forces in the South Pacific, their organization, and participation in the several campaigns leading to the reduction of the Solomons and the Bismarck...
Discusses the strategy employed in the defeat of Japan. Gives an overview of the seeds of conflict and strategy and the pre-war policy . Also gives details regarding preparing for coalition warfare and the strategy of friendly neutrality, the first...