This Civil Affairs handbook on Belgium details the country's social and geographical backgrounds. Part II highlights the land- both boundaries and frontier districts as well as territorial divisions. Part III discusses the people of Belgium...
This study is an historical analysis of the operational methods of two men who commanded large military formations with great success during World War II: Colonel-General Heinz W. Guderian of the German Army; and General George S. Patton, Jr. of...
This Civil Affairs document gives information regarding categories of monuments, Belgian authorities, art history of Belgium, arrangement and classification of lists, provinces, and important dates in Belgium's history.
This Civil Affairs handbook on Belgium details political and legal controls (government structure, military/legal administration), social controls (youth organizations, racial problems, propaganda, education, public health and social welfare),...
This monograph explores the US Army's recently announced goal of quick decisive victory. This concept has emerged in the wake of US victories in Operations JUST CAUSE and DESERT STORM and reflects one of the National Military Strategy's principles...
This Civil Affairs handbook documents the census of industry and commerce in Belgium with subjects on metallurgy, textiles, chemicals, diamond cutting industry, machinery/vehicles/mechanical products, foodstuffs, quarries and the cement industry,...
Daniel J. Kessinger Jr.; Henry T. Williams III; Miroslav Jelcha; Angelia Brody; Maurice Thorpe
Although some people see the battle of Dunkirk as a type of victory, more men would have been saved with proper planning and communication. The operation was one of the biggest surprises of World War II and for Hitler it proved to be one of his...
This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Mr. John G. Oechsner. It is dated: January 19, 1982. The audio version of this interview is also available through this archive. The interview was conducted by Sergeant Major Erwin H. Koehler,...
This study discusses the plans and movements of the British pointing out the lack of aggression in the offensive and a strategic failure to obtain the objective.
This paper determines if operational commanders should retain reserves during offensive operations. It examines what Clausewitz, Jomini, and other theorists wrote on the subject. Then it looks at three historical examples, the British during the...
This document is translated from French; the original French text does not contain a combined table of contents. The within table is a compilation of the indexes contained in some of the volumes with the addition of others prepared. The contents...
This paper is a discussion of the "Element of Surprise" it's definition and how it is applied to military operations. Preliminary operations of a mechanical nature to attain surprise. The use of maneuver to attain surprise with examples from World...
This thesis posits that the leadership of Major General Edward Braddock led to the defeat of the force that he recruited, trained, and led against Fort Duquesne in July 1755. This thesis places Braddock into the strategic context of the time, seeks...
This paper discusses the coast defense operations at Ostende and Zeebrugge during the World War extended over practically the entire period of the war. Throughout the war these defenses securely protected the important harbors and submarine bases...