This monograph examines the Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS) program in Vietnam as a potential model for the design of modern campaigns targeted against revolutionary guerrilla insurgencies. The Vietnam War ended in...
There is a healthy debate about hybrid warfare in American military journals and publications. Much of this discussion describes hybrid threats as a nascent phenomenon, citing the Israeli Defense Force's 2006 struggle against Hezbollah militants in...
The purpose of this study is to develop a more definitive doctrine for the conduct of populace and resources control activities by a ROAD infantry division assigned an internal defense mission. Internal defense is a term coined to supplant the...
Focusing efforts toward building security force capability without increasing state capacity is an ineffective strategy to achieve government victory in civil war. The purpose of this monograph is to advance and test the hypothesis that...
This monograph addresses what operational level military factors enabled the North Vietnamese Army to defeat the former South Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War's final campaigns of 1975. The Vietnam War covered the full spectrum of conflict...
The study of military history reveals the art of war as an ever changing phenomenon. Each war is different in some ways from those preceding it. Military leaders must adapt to these changes in order to be successful in present and future missions....
This study analyzes how the U.S. Army has assimilated the Vietnam War's strategic military legacy. The investigation looks at the body of Vietnam "lessons" literature and the schools of thought regarding Vietnam's legacy. An examination of three...
Counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine emphasizes the importance of unity of effort between all agencies involved in a COIN fight. The same doctrine, and history, stresses that unity of effort is best achieved through consolidating all efforts under a...
General Abrams presents a sound historical example of the practical application of operational art as viewed through the lens of the Army Design Methodology. When General Abrams' assumed command of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV), he was...
This study attempts to disprove the paradigm that medical supply requires separate management under the control of the Army's medical community. Disproving this paradigm can result in immediate economies for the Army. In an era of shrinking...
The purpose of this paper is to compare the counterinsurgency operations in Iraqi to the Vietnam conflict. I will identify the root causes of success or failure in each conflict and demonstrate three critical factors that contributed to the success...
This paper will discuss the importance of military professionals taking time out of their busy schedules to study military history. Military history is an important weapon that Soldiers must arm themselves. Soldiers will be better equipped with the...
Insurgents are warriors who fight with an unconventional style. They raid, pillage, blend into the population and do not follow laws of war. This makes them a formidable opponent. The United States Army and Marines have been conducting...
Frazier, Paul W.; Newby, Maura; Thomas, Don; Westergart, Chester
1. Thesis Statement: The U.S. opposes guerilla warfare against other countries, a policy that makes the U.S. vulnerable to those countries.
2. Discussion: The U.S. espouses the Laws of Land Warfare, follows the guidelines of the Geneva and Hague...
Pope, William H.; Bridgman, Teddy; Jackson, Nadine; Fauntleroy, Kevin; Clark, Robert L.
Thesis: Combined United States forces and Government agencies prevent the capture of Saigon during the Tet Offensive and the aftermath. To keep history from repeating itself, we can only hope that the lessons learned and the sacrifices made by U.S....