This study investigates the adaptation and purpose-built construction of the vessels used by the Federal government to conduct riverine warfare on the waters of the American Mississippi River drainage basin. The study concentrates on the...
This anthology presents 14 insightful, personal accounts from those who advised foreign armies in various times and places over the last 100 years. CSI is publishing this occasional paper as a supplement to Occasional Paper 18, "Advising Indigenous...
Christians and Muslims have been in conflict since Muslims established themselves 610 years after the death of Jesus Christ. The conflict came to a head during the events leading to the Crusades and the Crusades themselves. Both sides committed...
Multinational logistics is proposed as having considerable potential, but this has yet to be substantially realized in any post-Cold War coalition operation. This delta between what is perceived possible and the current level of logistic support to...
This study investigates the roles that each Service played in support of the successful evacuation of the U.S. X Corps from the port of Hungnam in December of 1950. The concept presented is one that emphasizes the unique capabilities of each...
Islam arose out of a cataclysmic change in society and economics in the Arabian Peninsula during the early seventh century. The adherents of the new religion immediately launched a campaign against the Byzantine Empire, the military, cultural and...
No one can predict the future but you must prepare for it. The standing joint task force (SJTF) headquarters concept in the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) was an attempt to prepare for the future by establishing permanent SJTF headquarters...
This monograph explores the concept of the Army as a storage vessel for national values, and the government's periodic use of this vessel as a tool in the peacetime protection of the Constitution. Most of the social mechanisms which shape the...
The purpose of this study is to examine the need for the US Army to publish a distinct warfighting doctrine for irregular warfare in the new FM 100- 5, Operations. The emerging Army doctrine applies to the entire range of conflict, including...
Changing times have brought with them new definitions of security threats and national interests. Within the military establishment, these changes have especially affected the Army. Thus, the Army is increasingly seeing the need for involvement in...
This paper explains that in order for a fractured society to forge a lasting, stable peace, it requires not only a holistic approach to amnesty, reintegration, and reconciliation (AR2) but also a balance of three critical dimensions within its...
This study uses a comparative analysis of the Malayan Emergency, the American experience in Vietnam, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM to examine the role and effectiveness of artillery units in complex counterinsurgency environments. Through this...
This study uses a comparative analysis of the Malayan Emergency, the American experience in Vietnam, and Operation Iraqi Freedom to examine the role and effectiveness of artillery units in complex counterinsurgency environments. Through this...
The problem in this paper is to estimate the international capabilities and limitations of the area in South America containing Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru (insofar as they affect the United States).
While the primary focus of American foreign policy is clearly outside the European continent, NATO’s ongoing enlargement and successful integration of new members remains in the vital interests of the United States. Alliance members, both old and...
Leonard, Shawn; Bush, Donna; Holder, Antonio; McCarn, Rodney; Rentmeister, You
Strategic miscalculations at the Chosin Reservoir caused the retreat of the allied forces. The poor analysis of intelligence and underestimation of the enemy lead United Nations Forces to badly misjudged the Chinese intentions.
Thesis Statement: Strategic miscalculations at the Chosin Reservoir caused the retreat of the allied forces. Discussion: The poor intelligence and underestimation of the enemy as well as the terrain and weather conditions led the United Nation...
This document on the Philippines addresses geographical and social backgrounds of the country, with information describing the land (boundaries and frontier districts, and territorial divisions) and the people (population statistics, cultural...
Education is the focus of this Civil Affairs handbook on the Philippines. Historical background is given on Spanish, U.S., and Commonwealth periods, as well as education institutions and literacy (names/locations of universities, extent of...
This study analyses the influence of the German idealist philosopher G.W.F. Hegel (1779-1831) on the method and thought of the Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831). The study contends that a complete understanding of the...