The Overlord operation is a widely-studied episode in military history. Often overlooked is a little known U.S. operation designed to overcome logistical problems in the Overlord plan. For the first 90 days of combat the Overlord operation would...
Thesis Statement: Deception and secrecy ensured Operation Overlord success. Discussion: The invasion of France was an extremely difficult undertaking conducted by the Allies and the results were nothing short of monumental and heroic. Invading...
One of the enduring controversies of World War II is the debate over the value of the Brittany campaign following the Normandy breakout. The Allies adhered to an Overlord requirement by sending Third Army west to seize port facilities in Brittany,...
Operation DESERT STORM proved the criticality of effective joint operational targeting. Over three years later Joint Doctrine is still vague on this subject, and heated debate continues between the Services over which element in the theater should...
In September 1943 allied armies of the United States and Great Britain landed on the European mainland in its "soft underbelly" taking another step toward the defeat of Nazi Germany. Expecting to be in Rome by the end of that year, the Allies...
This monograph examines the planning and preparations for the cross-channel invasion of France by joint and combined forces. It illustrates the dependence of operational maneuver upon operational logistics considerations in a campaign of...
Office, U.S. Secretary, Office 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...
Brida, Jan; Challis, John; Hudson, Keith; Ketchum, Robert E.; Palfreeman, Jason
The allied force invasion on to the beaches of Normandy was the most successful joint offensive operation in the history of warfare. German leader Adolph Hitler led the axis forces on a march across Europe and felt he had the world at his...
This monograph examines the intelligence requirements of logistics planners at the operational level of war. Specifically, it analyzes what information is available to sustainment planners, the form of that information as it is used in the staff...
The only feasible method of transporting divisions of personnel and equipment is, and used to be, by sea. What planning, management and coordination of shipping requirements existed within the US Army and civilian agencies prior to and during World...
Office, U.S. Secretary, Office 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...
This is a report of Engineer activities in the European Theater of Operations from its inception to VE-Day. In selecting the material for this report the purpose has been to record the lessons from the mistakes and successes in Engineer matters...
Based on experiences with long-duration operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army recognizes the need for commanders and their staffs to have new tools and ways of thinking to deal with complex problems. The specific approach the...
This monograph uses the perspective provided by OPERATION ECLIPSE, the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) plan for the occupation of Germany, to examine current doctrine on war termination and post-conflict operations. It...
This monograph seeks to determine under what conditions an operational commander might employ strategic airpower in his campaign design. This journey begins first by exploring the linkage between strategy, operations, and tactics. Next, U.S. Army...
Analyzes logistical planning in the European Theater of Operations for Operation Overlord with a view to illuminating the role of strategic logistical planning at theater levels.
“The purpose of V Corps operational plan NEPTUNE is to provide a basis for the V Corps participation in an amphibious attack of the continent of Europe. The instructions contained herein will be complied with by subordinate commandersâ€
FM 100-5 cites the theoretical concept of the culminating point as one of the essential considerations in campaign design. In his work On War, Clausewitz introduced this concept to the lexicon of operational theory. In doing so he advised that even...