In 1917, General Pershing dictated General Orders, No. 8 creating the staff organization of the American Expeditionary Forces and subordinate army corps and division staffs. The new structure was developed in response to modern field conditions and...
When the Army transformed to a brigade centric force, ground forces gained the tactical capabilities and flexibility promised. What the Army lost was the role and purpose of the division. Administrative, training, and expeditionary task executed by...
The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) remains one of the most publicized, yet least understood, concepts among contemporary defense analysts. Too often, professional academic evaluation of military revolution is force-centric, neglecting the...
This monograph analyzes T.E. Lawrence as a military theorist and campaign planner. It investigates whether Lawrence's development of his own theory of war assisted him in planning the Arab campaign during World War I. The monograph focuses in four...
Focuses on the development of the military staff in command organization. Explores the history of military organization and its development in ancient and Roman civilization, Europe and the United States. Survey ends at World War I
From Baron de Jomini, Summary of the Art of War or A New Analytical Compend of the Principal Combination's of Strategy, of Grand Tactics and of Military Policy. Translated from the French by Major O. F. Winship, Ass't. ADJT. General, U.S. A., LT....
The years 1973-1982 encompassed two major revisions of Army tactical doctrine. This monograph is an attempt to record and examine the causes and effects of the doctrinal ferment that led to the NATO-focused doctrine popularly known as the active...