Throughout history seagoing nations have nurtured their navies to protect their ocean lifelines and influence regional and world events. Blockades are one way in which a naval power has historically influenced these events. In time of war and...
This study investigates the reasons for the success of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon in 1813. Four critical principles emerge from U.S. joint doctrine that provide a means to examine coalition warfare: national goals, unity of effort,...
This paper discusses the mission of the CGSC and how it is being fulfilled by evaluating if the CGSC is adequately doing its share to implement the policy of rotating staff and command assignments, in the planning of instructional units and in the...
Military history is one of the most effectual means of learning the art of war in time or peace, and the most solid basis of assimilating its great principles. This document regarding the principles of strategy describes to the reader the positive...
This is a lecture given at the Naval War College. The speaker addresses the French hegemony (1919-1933), the transition to German hegemony (1933-1938), role of Soviet Russia, and the second stage in building Mittel Europa.
Contains press reviews issued by the Second Section, General Staff, G.H.Q.A.E.F. for October 1, 1918 - June 6, 1919 (enemy, neutral, and Allied press).
This outline plan was prepared jointly by a British - American group of planners, under the direction of the Commanding General, European Theater of Operations, United states Army. It is designed to initiate and give direction to more detailed...
A translation of top-level directives issued by Hitler and by the Armed Forces High Command (OKW) from 1939-1945. Also includes some top-level naval directions (OKM), showing the Navy’s reaction. Some early directives are not included because...