This study reviews the uses of propaganda as a war weapon with particular reference to its use during the World War and conclusions as to its effectiveness and value in future war.
This study reviews U.S. Army leadership doctrine published during the period 1951 to 1990 and presently emerging in 1997. It focused on the Army's change in the use of the terms religion, spirituality, and faith as printed in the Army Field Manual...
This study seeks to answer the question: How effective were U.N. peacekeeping operations in the disputed areas of "Yugoslavia" in 1992? In doing so, the study embraces three themes. First, it explores the causes of the Yugoslav Conflict. Second, it...
This study seeks to determine if it is possible to construct an evaluation criteria model that improves the infantry battalion's capability to select the best course of action during the deliberate tactical estimate. It examines U.S. and selected...
This study seeks to determine the potential causes for unit collapse in combat through a comparison and analysis of two American divisions. The first, the 35th Infantry Division fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September 1918, in World War...
This study seeks to determine whether current tactics, techniques, and procedures for a heavy battalion task force conducting offensive operations in mountainous terrain are adequate. Many potential crisis spots where U.S. forces could deploy are...
This study seeks to identify a model for battalion-level officer leader development. It examines most current doctrine and literature regarding leader development. This study defines the requirement for officer leader development based on doctrinal...
This study seeks to identify a planning model and matrix from current doctrinal sources that explains how to synchronize combat operations in planning. It examines most current and emerging heavy maneuver doctrine specifically in regard to the...
This study seeks to identify the doctrine, tactics and techniques unique to employment of light, heavy, and special operations forces as a mixed force. The doctrine, tactics and techniques are applied to a likely contingency scenario of a "Strike...
This study seeks to identify the factors that underlie the establishment of representative associations in the Irish Defence Forces. The thesis establishes the nature and history of military representation. It further finds that the Irish Defence...
This study seeks to understand the influence of U.S. military reform on U.S. civil-military relations functioning within a zone of cooperation or conflict between political and military realms during times of war. It seeks to demonstrate how...
This study shows how the 1st Division, in order to employ the principle of surprise, observed the element of secrecy in moving into position for the attack of 1 October, then lost much of its value through a delay of 3 days. Topics discussed...
This study shows the development of General Allenby’s estimate and plan for the attack and capture of the Gaza-Beersheba line in early July, 1917. Topics include British and Turkish forces (their situations at that time, combat strength,...
This study specifically examines three aspects of doctrine concerning the retention and employment of reserves at the tactical level. Should commanders retain a reserve? If retained, should the reserve be kept to the rear, and should the reserve be...
This study strives to determine the most effective way to organize and train a military force at the brigade level and below to build peace during contested peace operations. The thesis investigates three organizational models for military forces....
This study substantiates the tactical principles taught at this school except that a fast-moving reconnaissance detachment should precede large infantry columns marching in the presence of the enemy.
This study surveys the US Army's historical experience with LRRP and LRS units from the 1960s Cold War and Vietnam War, through their resurgence in the 1980s and use in Operations JUST CAUSE and DESERT STORM, to the advent of the GWOT. The paper's...
This study surveys the US Army’s historical experience with LRRP and LRS units from the 1960s Cold War and Vietnam War, through their resurgence in the 1980s and use in Operations JUST CAUSE and DESERT STORM, to the advent of the GWOT. The...
This study talks about the probabilities of developing air transport during the next ten years and placing sole dependence for reinforcements on air transport in the Canal Zone and Hawaiian Islands.
This study the focus and conclusions are on the Russian use of reconnaissance, which was inadequate, the security which was deemed sufficient in the situation, and the ineffective cavalry.