This paper is a brief study of the plan of the American First Army, and of the terrain in order to show how the 2nd Division dovetailed into the general scheme. The study is approached with the following objects in view: determine the outstanding...
The First Army, AEF captured the St. Mihiel Salient in the early part of September and then had been moved west to attack the strategic objective of the German railroad communications through Mezieres and Sedan. The initial attack of the First...
This study covers the march toward Virton in relation to advance guard cavalry reconnaissance, liaison, and infantry advance guard. Included is a translation by the author of "Vers Virton by Grasset" in Revue d'Infanterie of August 1924, pages...
Strange as it may seem, the powers of the President, whether considered from the viewpoint of his powers as Executive, or his powers as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, important as they are, have received surprisingly...
This paper discusses the policy of operations of aviation incident to the extensive use of darkness to cover ground movements of troops, equipment, and supplies; the probable trends in development of aerial materiel, tactics, and organization to...
This study discusses in three sections the organization of communication personnel and systems used, the employment of signal communication in the Aisne-Marne Offensive, and the changes in doctrine as a result of the battle experience.
This study discusses the possibility of commercial vehicles being adapted to military requirements, and whether it justifies a thorough test of their capabilities to be employed as the basic vehicle of a mechanized force.
This paper contains a summary of the sanitary conditions in Mexico at the present time and concludes that it would be a menace to the health of any military command invading the country, including mortality statistics for 1925-1930.
This study discusses three operations in the Russo-Polish War with respect to the actual operation as conducted, a doctrinal solution, and the difference between the two.
This study discusses what provisions, other than those prescribed in War Department Training Regulations and technical papers, can be instituted to insure continuity of control and performance of seacoast installations in battle.
The study presents the plan for and execution of the attack of the regiment and the lessons learned from the operation. Headings in the paper include the plan for attack, terrain, enemy organization of the ground, execution of the attack, and each...
This paper reviews the accounts of the lives of great showmen, it has been found that while they did not have any set principles yet they all attempted to gain certain ends and accomplish the same results. The world's greatest leaders have been...
A comparison will be made of the most recently proposed reorganization of the American cavalry division with that of the most recent organization of a foreign cavalry division, namely German (war strength), which should be the result of the latest...
This paper discusses the operations of the 54th Infantry in the Meuse-Argonne offensive during World War I. The march itinerary of the infantry (as part of the 6th Division from 28 Oct. to 11 Nov., 1918) is given. From the narrative, there are...
The study is presented to relate historical facts pertaining to the operations of the 5th Regiment, U.S. Marines, during the periods 1-10 October 1918 and 1-11 November 1918, during which time it was a component unit of the 4th Brigade, 2d...