Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldering in Iraq Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army The Army has gained a great deal of experience in Iraq and Afghanistan about COIN operations. Here, one of the Army's most experienced...
Contains selected documents that place at the student's disposal the type of intimate detailed and pertinent source material that may otherwise remain buried in archives and files. Attempts to present information on "how" in practical, war-tested...
Contains a series of essays on various military campaigns and operations during World War II and the Vietnam War. All of the documents illustrate both the historical interest of the officer corps and the variety of tactical situations that can be...
The year 1993 marks the 20th anniversary of the Army’s establishment -- on 1 July 1973--0f the Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, as the major innovation in its post-Vietnam War reorganization. Skeptics were free with predictions that...
This monograph on logistic support to Vietnam is an historical account of significant actions and events, and includes discussions of the logistic environment, decisions, techniques, accomplishments, and lessons learned during the years 1965-1971.
This paper discusses the U.S. Army Field Artillery activities in Vietnam with regard to variations in terrain, supported forces, density of cannon, friendly population, and enemy activity. It is organized in a chronological manner for an objective...
This monograph describes U.S. Army riverine planning and operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the years 1966 through 1969. Particular attention is paid to significant trends or changes in riverine operations, and the study attempts to...
This monograph focuses on the use of analysis in combat operations and concentrates in the utilization of techniques in situations which the authors were personally familiar. It primarily covers the systematic blending of military judgment, data...
The 24th Mechanized Infantry Division Combat Team Historical Reference Book represents a collection of selected planning documents, briefings, combat orders, intelligence assessments, and executive correspondence produced during the Desert Shield...
This study is a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Army's combined arms counter-helicopter training conducted at the Combat Training Centers (CTC's). It examines, through historical analysis, the factors that have resulted in the current status of...
This study examines the operations of the 7th Armored Division from 16 December 1944 through 29 January 1945. The focus is on the nature of combat as seen from the perspective of battalion through division-level commanders. The 7th Armored Division...
The courses of instruction presented at the Command and General Staff School during World War II have generally been dismissed as expedients, whose purpose was the production of large quantities of graduates to staff an expanding wartime Army. A...
This study is an historical analysis of the demonstrated leadership attributes of three World War II commanders in the European Theater, 1944-45: General William H. Simpson, Ninth Army Commander; Major General Troy H. Middleton, VIII Corps...
This study attempted to determine a command and control pattern of the NCA to the tactical commander during direct and rapid military intervention due to a crisis. A case study was made of five crises: Congo-1964, Son Tay Raid-1970, Mayaguez...
This battle study investigates operational and tactical considerations of the battles of Arracourt, which took place in September 1944 as the 4th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army clashed with the Fifth German Panzer Army in the French...
The advent of democratic regimes in Spain and Portugal by the mid seventies has conveyed new dynamics in the relationship between the two countries which are now trying a full integration in western Europe. For a better understanding of the...
There exists a need in the United States Army for a weapons system that is capable of engaging armored vehicles at ranges far exceeding the range of the main armament of the tank. This need is currently being filled by the TV guided bomb and the...
In view of the Soviet's advancement in combat helicopters, it is clear that a need exists for a self-defense capability for U.S. helicopters. This thesis examines the current Soviet threat, the current direction in developing and fielding an...