This paper is a critical analysis that questions whether or not the French General staff in 1914 was surprised by the strength of the German forces initially employed on the western front, the employment of German reserve units for immediate...
Inventories the British Commonwealth of Nation's power in international affairs, to estimate its capabilities and limitations in international affairs, particularly as these may affect the United States.
This study examines why did the German GHQ fail to bring about a quick decision in the beginning of the war, as was intended by the plan of operations. Also includes a translation of pgs 385-406 from Wissen und Wehr, September 1926,""Betrachtungen...
The Israeli-Palestinian issue remains one of the most significant and difficult dilemmas facing the international community. The ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has directly and indirectly spawned several regional wars in the...
In 1949, following the conclusion of its revolutionary war against the Chinese Nationalist forces, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) peacefully occupied China's western most province of Xinjiang. For nearly sixty years, the PLA has conducted a...
This monograph analyzes America's ability to maintain its global hegemony and perpetuate freedom from general conventional war. The theories of Geoffrey Blainey and Donald Kagan are used to explain the causes of war and the causes of peace. General...
The purpose of this study is to describe the German campaigns in the Balkans and the seizure of Crete within the framework of Hitler's military policy during the second year of World War II. Sections include: the military-political situation in the...
This study describes what the Fourth French Army consisted of, their occupied front, the action of the cavalry which is broken down by dates (August 16-21, 1914), action of corps cavalry, the advance of the Fourth Army (zones of action), and the...
The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her...
Office, U.S. Secretary of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
Translated by R. C. Long, and with a conversation with the author by W. T. Stead, and an introduction by Edwin D. Mead. Subjects covered are military and naval developments in Russia, Britain, Germany, and France.
This study discusses the French operations against the Germans as written from French records. Includes a translation of text : pages 730-770 of Vol. #37 Feb 15th issue, 1917 of "Revue des deux Mondes" by Gabriel Hanotaux of the French Academy...