Knife bayonet with a false edge, 3" back and a 9" edge. Both are "V" ground. Deep fuller begins 3" from the spear point. Guard has bore on top and two slots beside blade. Scales are of striated black plastic. Bayonet catch is on upper side of...
Aluminum canteen cup 4" tall with folding handle, elliptical in shape, conforming to bottom of M1910 canteen for storage. Handle on cup stored underneath cup by hinged device. Handle attached to cup by four rivets.
Blackened bronze, rimmed disc with stippled field bearing crossed rifles with "E" below. Attached by screw post end nut (missing) and securing pins. Blacking worn.
Marine box chronometer in three-part brass bound mahogany case with handles on both sides. Top escutcheon not engraved. Ivory maker's nameplate on front marked: "Frodsham & Baker, London". Serial number plate of ivory: "6093". Button latch for top...
Olive drab steel water chest with olive drab canvas handle looped through D rings on either end of chest top and riveted with four metal rivets. The chest lid has rounded notched lid lever. Attached to the bottom center of the lid is a flat chain...
Cincha made of two piece canvas, 10 inches wide with latigo iron and chape sewn to the ends, latigo strap sewn into ring at one end. A circular leather piece with a leather thong is sewn to cincha approximately 13 inches from end with latigo strap.
Cincha made of double-layered thick white cotton canvas with a large steel loop on each end and a leather strap, 2 inches wide and 6 1/2 inches long permanently attached to one end.
Cincha made of canvas, 7 1/2 inches wide, with iron D rings and leather chape sewn to each end. Riveted to each leather chape are two 1 1/2 inches wide heavy straps with billet at one end and black metal roller buckle on other (for securing wheels...
This newsletter is a collection of articles focused on stability operations in the Western Hemisphere, specifically in Central and South America. Today, stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq rightfully receive the lion’s share of our...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been and...
This paper provides an excellent survey of the intricacies of employing defensive tactics against a powerful opponent. Using after-action reports, unit war diaries, and other primary materials, the author analyzes the doctrine and tactics that the...
General Donn A. Starry's intellectual legacy is a rich collection of speeches, articles, cables, and letters on a myriad of professional topics. He was the second commander of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command (1977-1981), then headed US...
Dr. Millett offers a survey of U.S. military involvement in the training of indigenous security forces in the Philippines and the Caribbean Basin in the 20th century. Given the dramatic increase of these types of efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
Trained to fight a linear war in Europe against conventional Soviet forces, field artillery units were unprepared for combat in Korea, which called for all-around defense of mutually supporting battery positions, and high-angle fire. Pacific...
This is a history of the Marine Corps participation in the Lebanon crisis from July-October 1958. It is published to show the role of the U. S. Marine Corps in carrying out American foreign policy and the pacification of a country through a...
This book was originally published in 1954, the year following the close of the Korean War. The accounts of small-unit actions were written primarily for junior officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates of the United States Army who had not...
Looks to determine the feasibility of using Germans in police functions and guard functions similar to those performed by Poles. At the time the theater commander desired to reduce the number of Poles performing guard duty over prisoners of war and...
This brief history of Marine aviation from 1912 to 1940 describes the efforts of Marines to secure their own air arm and recounts the early development of the Marine air-ground team. The story is drawn from official reports, documents, and personal...