The purpose of this issue of Special Series is to provide a general subject index of current periodic and serial publications of the Military Intelligence Division, War Department. This index covers the Intelligence Bulletin, Tactical and Technical...
This is the combat history of the 79th Fighter Group during World War Two. The document details the following contents: group commanders; group combat narrative; campaigns; battle citations and commendations; claims- illustrated statistical...
The challenge modern strategists face concerns preparing for two disparate types of war. One war is conventional and employs forces in familiar ways. The other, more likely war is unconventional in that forces will fight behind enemy lines, relying...
The role of friction in the conduct of warfare is widely recognized. Techniques are a recognized means of reducing friction by enhancing tactics through the application of personnel and equipment. The impetus for this monograph is the realization...
SS Obersturmbannführer Jochen Peiper was one of Germany 's most colorful military leaders of World War II with an audacious reputation. The name Peiper will always be linked to the Malmédy Massacre, the death of Belgian civilians and more than...
This monograph examines how AirLand Battle doctrine defines and utilizes the term initiative, and how initiative can be achieved at the operational level of war. It concludes that, while doctrine defines initiative as “setting the terms of battle...
This monograph discusses the issue of the Direct Support Field Artillery battalion’s participation in the artillery duel or counterfire battle. If conventional Mid- or High-Intensity war were to occur in central Europe, the United States would...
This monograph explores the role of cohesion and morale on unit effectiveness in a culturally and racially heterogeneous environment, whether these elements can be nurtured and maintained within this environment, and what the means are for doing...
As war veterans retire from the military, the U.S. Army transitions to a generation of soldiers with no combat experience. This monograph examines this phenomenon of combat inexperience and assesses the tactical implications for the Army. To...
This supplement to the "German Replacement Army (Ersatzheer)", February 1945 edition (second yellow book), is published for the purpose of eliminating obsolete information printed in that volume and of supplying new data on the German replacement...
Field fortification instructions for every branch of the military. Has examples that occurred in the seven years' war between the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians. Translation of: Unter-richt für die officers die sich zu feld-ingenieurs bilden.
The study of German Military Government over Europe 1939-43 is a descriptive analysis of the controls which the Nazis have established for the subjugation and exploitation of conquered countries. The study emphasizes the agencies and institutions...
There has recently been much discussion in western military journals concerning the use of light infantry forces in Central Europe. Many authors have indicated that defense of restricted terrain and urban areas are the most suitable missions for...
Field fortification instructions for every branch of the military. Has examples that occurred in the seven years' war between the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians. Translation of: Unter-richt für die officers die sich zu feld-ingenieurs bilden.
Office of Military Government for Germany (US), Office of the Director of Intelligence
Part I of this document contains the Nazi's plan for the future of Russia. These are extracts and excerpts on the SS as a criminal organization, self-sacrifice, slave labor, ideals, Himmler on natural selection, orders, and thoughts on Hitler. Part...
This monograph evaluates the relationship between combat service support operations and heavy division combat power. It focuses on heavy division operations on a mid- to high-intensity battlefield against a Warsaw Pact threat. First, it addresses...