Outfitting the Soldier is the third volume in the series that tells the story of quarter-master supply in the European Theater of Operations in World War II. It deals with the provision of clothing and individual equipment. Initial issue was made...
This notebook seeks to afford the student officer a condensed outline of essential information and procedure as developed by instructors on the platform and in the field.
This history records the origin and development of quartermaster training from 1 March 1910, when classes for sergeants were begun, to 2 September 1945, to be used for solving problems and solutions, trials and errors, and purposes and methods may...
Larson, Harold; Office of the Chief of Transportation, Army Service Forces
This document gives historical background on water transportation for the United States Army. The purpose of this study is to trace the organization and activities relating to water transportation for the U.S. Army prior to the reorganization of...
This notebook attempts to supply field officers with essential information and operating procedures brought out in instruction at this school. The matter presented is brief and consists mainly of references to texts, field manuals, and regulations...
The need for continued expansion of military transportation became increasingly apparent during the Second World War. This paper highlights many issues regarding the importance of transportation including: organizational development;...
This is a history of the origin and development of the Jeep. The document discusses procurement and the fight for contracts, two adaptations of the Jeep (4-wheel steer and amphibious), and the Jeep in the postwar (possible civilian uses- procuring...
Thompson, DeWitt, Hauck, Herman A., Dunlap, Nicholas
This study in four volumes covers the Army peacetime supply distribution system in the zone of the interior from the reception of all supplies procured or used by the Army through allocation (or classification) and storage to final issue or...
These are a collection of prisoner of war documents with languages and translations in English, German, Italian, French, and Japanese. Topics include the convention between the U.S.A. and other powers- amelioration of the condition of the wounded...
I. Organization and duties of the Battalion detail. II. Employment of the Battalion detail in the Reconnaissance, selection, and occupation of position- Illustrative problem. III. Variations in procedure.
Army commanders on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan lead their forces using a computer-enhanced communications network allowing them to stay connected with dispersed elements and maintain a high level of situation awareness (SA) of their...
This monograph examines junior CSS soldier training programs against current learning theory in order to determine how the Army should structure its institutional and self-development programs to optimally develop Combat Service Support (CSS)...
The Army needs more logisticians who are operational artists and know what operational art is and how to use it. Operational art represents the cornerstone of United States Army doctrine. Its concept represents the common thread that focuses...
Volume VI discusses salvage and service. The salvage program opened new sources of supply to the armies. Collection of enemy materials, which is as old as the axiom which entitles the victors to claim the spoils, brought equipment immediately...
The purpose of this student paper was to recommend action to be taken for the immediate establishment of a security force for the internal security of continental United States. It analyzes methods used in World War II by the U.S. and other...
This paper tries to determine the most effective method of providing logistical support to a theater replacement command. A history of United States Army replacement systems prior to World War II is described, along with a discussion of methods of...
Studies the methods used in the past for control of movements into ports of export freight in wartime and recommends policies, procedures, or methods for the more effective control of this type of movement.