Two centuries of philosophy and war have informed the latest evolution of the definitions of strategy and operational art defined in the Department of Defense's Joint Publication 1-02. By harmonizing the relationship between strategy and...
Planning for hypothetical wars represented one of the most daunting challenges for the Army in the interwar years (1919-1941). A challenging strategic environment, a weak force lacking in significant capability, and no unified national security...
Olive drab hat with a flat brim and a Montana peak. There are four painted brass grommet vents - one middle of each side. A one inch grosgrain hat band with a flat bow on the left side. Two oblong brass grommets thorough which the chin strap passed...
White felt hat with a broad, flat brim and high indented crown. White silk hat band with carved leather belt style band on top of that. Leather has long billet tipped in silver and an ornate silver buckle. Brim bound in silk. Sweatband of brown...
Olive drab felt hat with four grommets evenly spaced in crown. Five rows of top stitching along edge of brim, 3/4" brown ribbon encircles the crow. Chin strap replaced by shoestring. Leather sweatband with 7 1/8" written in back.
Copper and tin horn. Horn has joint 11 3/16" from top bent at a 45 degree angle. The bell is separate piece of copper having the bottom covered in tin.
Flag with eagle in the middle with one white star with a red outline. Two red stars on the right of eagle, two white stars on the left. Flag is half red, half white cut diagonally across the center. Flag is bordered by yellow tassel fringe. Eagle...
Wrought iron gates with an eleven bar center panel. Bottom edge has an "S" scroll design and side and top curved edgings are ring design. Gates are hung on pivot and hinge mechanism. Closing finial at hinge corner, large scroll finial at center....
Eight russet leather straps 1 1/4" wide attached to four steel, japanned black rings 2 1/4" in diameter and two steel, japanned 2" square rings by means of white linen thread and brass rivets. There are steel japanned black roller buckle and one...
Steel knife bayonet with 16 inch blade and walnut hand grips. Fastens to the rifle by a single steel screw. The guard has a hole bored through one end with slots adjacent to blade to accept scabbard hooks. Just below guard is spring loaded locking...
Tooled leather martingale with nickel fittings. Breast strap tapers up to large flat buckles with a tooled billet strap between them. Girth strap is sewn onto center of breast strap and holds a D ring. Girth strap is tooled at top and has billet...