Containing instructions on the methods of laying out, constructing, defending, and attacking intrenchments, with the general outlines also of the arrangement, the attack and defence of permanent fortifications.
In the spring of 1849, the rebel Hungarians defeated the Austrian army and liberated their country. The leaders of this struggle were Louis Kossuth, one of Hungary's most brilliant statesmen and Arthur Gorgey, one of Hungary's most talented...
This thesis examines the use of artillery by the Union Army of the Cumberland during the Battle of Chickamauga on 19 and 20 September, 1863. The thesis methodology is an analysis of the terrain, technology, tactics, organization for combat, and...
The Board of Officers assembled at this place, under your orders of October 5, 1826, for, among other purposes, reporting "A System of Exercise (and Instruction of Field-Artillery, including Manoeuvres for Light or Horse-Artillery," have now the'...
Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula brought Spain, Portugal, and Britain into a close, if sometimes uneasy alliance. When an expeditionary force led by General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the 1st Duke of Wellington, disembarked in Portugal...
Traditionally, the United States has downsized its armed forces after periods of military success. These periods are generally accompanied by times of reduced defense budgets and military spending. Along with the Army, the Medical Department has...
The Department of Defense requested an increase of 74,200 soldiers to the Army in January 2007 to meet strategic demands, mitigate capability issues and relieve the pressure of constant deployments on soldiers and families. The increase was...
The purpose of the R.A.F. Middle East Review is to present the story of air force activities in the Middle East and various aspects of those activities for their instructional as well as their informative value. This edition includes operations in...
With the Nation in a state of unlimited emergency, the undersigned submits the attached report covering the period from his assignments as Chief of Staff on September 1, 1939 to July of, 1941.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become a vital component to both the military and civilian infrastructures. U.S. military forces have evolved from using its signal for routine navigation to depending on it for nearly every facet of combat...
The effects of climate change as well as national interests over control of vast amounts of natural resources in the Arctic seem to be destabilizing the geostrategic environment involving the circumpolar states. A traditional conflict scenario in...
Since the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Eric K. Shinseki, announced to the Army that it would transform or become irrelevant, there has been much discussion and debate as to what direction this transformation should head. The initial tumult...
This document describes the conquest of Sicily (preparatory measures, the assault, the enemy’s stand at Catania, reduction of the island, and a diary of the Sicilian campaign), air operations, air transport, etc., during World War II.
Commander Transport Squadron Twelve, US Pacific Fleet
Landing attack orders containing ship-to-shore movement, control plan, beachmaster plan, communication plan, intelligence, smoke plan, medical plan, boat pool plan, pontoon causeway and barge plan.