The last major conquest of the 16th century Spanish period of expansion was the Philippines--a subject that has received little attention and scholarship. This study takes an ethnohistoric approach to explore the issues of how the Spaniards brought...
Since Mexican President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels in December 2006, more than 35,000 Mexicans have died due to narco-violence. This monograph examines whether the various Mexican drug trafficking organizations are insurgents...
Turquía y la Primavera árabe. Karen Kaya; La primavera árabe es un fenómeno complejo de rápido desarrollo de levantamientos, revoluciones, manifestaciones masivas y guerra civil, una serie de diversos movimientos con diferentes instigadores y...
Thesis Statement: Terrain advantage was the principal reason for the American victory at Buena Vista, a decisive battle of the Mexican War.
Discussion: Americans won the battle of Buena Vista because they occupied an easily defendable area called...
The drug war in Mexico is entering its fourth year as of 2011. The level of violence has spread throughout Mexico raising doubts as to Mexico's ability to win and assert its State authority. The violence in the Northern part of Mexico causes...
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...
The Campaigns conducted by the Spanish Army from 1909 to 1926 to pacify the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco are almost unknown in the US Army, and the scarce literature written or translated to English provides only a partial vision of them. The...
Desde el año 2001 hasta el presente se han asignado los artículos en nuestro índice anual a la materia o materias más adecuadas sin vincularlos con la materia o materias de los años anteriores. Debido al hecho de que aun no hemos actualizado...
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...
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...
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...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
Since 2007, when President Felipe Calderon declared his government's war on the drug trafficking organizations operating in his country, the level of narcotics related violence has increased dramatically. The violence, which had been largely...
Economic development is not the primary field of expertise of the military. However, sustainable growth and security are interrelated and interdependent. Without sustainable economic growth, stability will be hard to achieve. Although the...
An effective financial system is essential to economic development. US Army doctrine acknowledges that military forces play an important role in supporting economic stabilization and infrastructure development. A specific task is to support the...
Após Fidel: qual será o futuro das relações entre os Estados Unidos e Cuba? Dra. Waltraud Queiser Morales; Apesar do fim da Guerra Fria duas décadas atrás e dos obstinados desafios em busca da segurança pós-11 de Setembro, quando os...
La era después de Fidel: el futuro de las relaciones entre Cuba y EUA. Dra. Waltraud Queiser Morales;
A pesar del fin de la Guerra Fría hace dos décadas y los difíciles desafíos de seguridad en el mundo post 11-S en cuanto a Cuba los...