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Discusses a variety issues involving Tsingtao, China including terrain, climate, transportation facilities, Chinese forces in the Shantung Area (communist, puppet and guerrilla), defenses, military storage and supply, electrical communication and...
Historical experience underscores the fundamental truth that an army which must fight outnumbered, under difficult circumstances and with limited resources, must rely heavily on the professional excellence of its officer corps, and, therefore must...
In the wake of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, T.E. Lawrence's description of counterinsurgency (COIN) analogous to "eating soup with a knife," has new meaning in our contemporary military. It describes our kinetic conventional army (the knife)...
Headquarters, European Command, Historical Division
Looks to provide a record of both the action taken and the experience gained by the European Command in the Berlin air lift. The Berlin air lift of 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949 had two purposes. Initially it was intended to maintain American,...
The Army has equipped leaders with the tools to address most elements of a counterinsurgency. However, it has failed to do so with economics. This is because of three reasons. First, they cannot settle on a theory. Second is a lack of clearly...
The strategic environment at the end of the 20th century is characterized by two competing trends. First, the international system has entered a period of increased instability. Second, we are witnessing the maturation of information processing...
This thesis addresses the economic costs associated with corruption in Afghanistan. Accountability of government spending and growing emphasis on anti-corruption in Afghanistan justify this study. The goal is to recommend a course of action to...