The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the United States military utilized full spectrum operation at the battle of Vera Cruz, Mexico. To argue that this was the only tactic that would have worked for a campaign of this type. The United States...
The relationship that developed between the military and the media during the Mexican War is the primary focus of this thesis. This paper looks at the media’s coverage of the war from 1846 to 1848, spotlighting a comparison and contrast of the...
Although considered a failure by many the counterinsurgency operations in the Philippines and Vera Cruz, helped shape current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The lessons learned from these two counterinsurgency operations helped shape today’s...
This monograph addresses the beginning of the American version of operational art. Winfield Scott's participation in the Mexican War is analyzed to determine whether his activity constitutes the genesis of American operational art: joint...
Written as a textbook for the General Service School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, this volume contains lectures on military government, American military government in Germany, and the four military governments in Mexico, one of which is a...
The topic of civil-military relations during the Mexican War resurfaces as an interesting historical study in the aftermath of President Obama's recent decision to relieve General McChrystal of command in Afghanistan. This review of U.S....
Las fricciones del campo político e informaciones ejercieron una influencia directa sobre las fricciones en el campo militar al permitir reducirlas y contribuir al éxito de la operación. El 16 de Diciembre de 1996, quinientos invitados, entre...
This paper examines three battles America has engaged in, (Task Force Smith, Vera Cruz, and The Philippine Insurrection) drawing history lessons pertinent to today’s military efforts. The author begins with Task Force Smith and the prelude to...
I believe that the interventions of the Wilson Administration were failures; however the military missions on the ground were successful. President Wilson fervently believed that the United States had a moral obligation to spread its concepts of...
Vera Cruz was the first Amphibious Operation in American history. It completed the ~
Mission with not many casualties on either side; that was sue because the Mexian Army did not really resist the assault on the beach. Mexican casualties were...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the 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...
This is a lecture delivered at the Army and Navy Staff College, Washington, D.C., January 15, 1944. It reveals the part the carriers played in obtaining control of the Solomon's area.
Army leaders can learn valuable lessons from history. Understanding successes and
failures of past counterinsurgency campaigns is a critical element in planning current and future
operations of this kind. The Philippine insurrection and the United...
The use of Actionable Intelligence on the battlefield has directly led to the success of the United States Army in both the Battle of Vera Cruz Mexico, 1914 and the Invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. The United States Army has always depended on...
Military Leaders should learn all they can about the tactics used to battle insurgency in the Philippines. These lessons will save the lives of Soldiers and promote what America stands for. All leaders should teach their Soldiers about the culture...
General Winfield Scott, although others had preceded him as United States Military Governors of conquered territory, was the first to leave a completely documented record of a comprehensive military and military government operation. He combined...
When President Woodrow Wilson ordered approximately 150,000 National Guardsmen to the southern border in 1916, the United States was on the verge of all-out war with Mexico. The rapid mobilization and deployment of the Guard forces broke the rapid...
History is marked by numerous events where the military has failed to achieve cultural
understanding of its adversaries and/or the contemporary operational environment. A number of
examples can be citied; however, this paper will concentrate on the...
Integración militar con Argentina: medidas de fomento de confianza mutua a medidas de integración. Teniente Coronel Felipe Arancibia, Ejército de Chile; El proceso de integración bilateral entre Chile y Argentina está pasando por un período...