Detailed orders for air, ground and water forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Contains several annexes. Digitized by the Military History Institute.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the manner in which The Engineer Service of First Army provided the engineer support necessary to assault successfully the Normandy beaches, and to move the Army across France, Belgium and Germany to the...
This monograph explores the reconnaissance and counterreconnaissance requirements needed to conduct the intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB) process effectively in a light infantry brigade. It considers current and past reconnaissance...
The study presented issues (in the form of questions) by the assigned subject may be summarized as follows: (a) what were methods of supply and transportation in the American First Army at the beginning of the MEUSE-ARGONNE operations? (b) Which of...
The within plan describes the functions and responsibilities of engineers during the subject operation, prescribes the mission of engineer troops, enumerates the means available, and stipulates the engineer plan for accomplishment of the mission.
This study is an historical analysis of the Soviet operational use of tank and mechanized corps, and tank armies, in the deliberate defense at the Battle of Kursk in 1943. It centers on the question of how effective was the Red Army in employing...
The Department of the Army sensed the importance of recording wartime experience as speedily as possible to enable the Army to meet similar situations in the future with a minimum of effort, manpower, and equipment. Realizing the value of utilizing...
This study examines the application of operational art during the conduct of the Spanish-American War. The evolution of the 'American Way of War' appears to follow a direct path from the concluding campaigns of the Civil War, through the two World...
This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of US Army Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield doctrine to identify and target enemy psychological vulnerabilities. The focus is on the heavy division. First, the monograph evaluates US Army heavy...
Information and the ability to wield it is a key aspect of national security. Two years after the United States Information Agency (USIA) was terminated and merged into the State Department, the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 reminded the US...
The counterinsurgency and unconventional warfare environment in Southeast Asia has resulted in the employment of USAF airpower to meet a mltitude of requirements. The varied applications of airpower have involved the full spectrum of USAF aerospace...
The research hypothesis is that the percentage of black male Army officers is significantly less than the percentage of black males in the 18-24 age group in the United States. This study examines the effects of population, crime and prisons,...
During the World War II campaign to seize the island of Okinawa, Operation Iceberg, U.S. Tenth Army employed a significant U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps military police structure. However, the challenges posed to these units by military traffic,...
This monograph analyzes whether U.S. light forces are trained adequately to successfully accomplish the assault of a fortified position. The assault of a fortified position held by a determined defender is a difficult task. A fortified position is...
The monograph discusses the tactical organization of artillery at division level to mass its fires. Specifically, this study asks, given that mass fires remain desirable and may be feasible, what principles must govern the tactical organization of...
This monograph examines the applicability of Joint contingency operations doctrine and emerging Army operations doctrine to planning and executing domestic disaster relief operations. Key linkages between considerations for Joint contingency...
The National Military Strategy identifies the evacuation of noncombatants as a principal mission for the Department of defense (DOD). DOD has been charged with implementing evacuation decisions and supporting Department of State (DOS) objectives to...
This monograph answers the question 'Is there really more than one decision making process?' The history of the decision making process began with the Prussian Army. After they were defeated by Napoleon, they decided that they needed to educate...