United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
This monograph examines the advisability of purposefully cultivating a leadership image. Five historical case studies, Colonel Thomas E. Lawrence, General Douglas MacArthur, General George S. Patton, Jr., Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., and General...
This monograph provides a framework for considering the moral conduct of American warfare with particular emphasis on operational targeting. It does not recommend supplanting, altering, or otherwise improving current laws of war, domestic or...
The purpose of this circular is to establish a uniform method of reporting the following categories of persons subject to military law, including all persons serving with or accompanying the United States Army in the field, in accordance with...
The mythology surrounding the 1389 Battle of Kosovo Polje, in present-day Serbia, is the foundation for the Serbian cultural identity and is a prism through which Serbs view and interpret the past, present, future. The mythology, created out of...
The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left the American public in a state of anguish and anger. With the debris still smoldering in the streets of New York, Bush stated that the United States and all those who want global peace...
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery means - tactical ballistic and cruise missiles - have caused anguish in the West. Few nations are equipped to defend against theater missiles. Theater missiles encompass the broad...
The uncertain path. Lieutenant General Frederic J. Brown, US Army, Retired
Battle rhythm: division command and control. Lieutenant General Charles P. Otstott, US Army, Brigadier General (P0 Craig A. Hagan, US Army, and Major Melvin E....
The purpose of this paper is to tell about my personal experience. There were three separate events that occurred in a short time period were I experienced the loss of two of my fellow soldiers and the loss of a subordinate soldier. Each experience...
SPC Brabazon grew up in a troubled home that was filled with poverty and drug use. Family life was non-existent which created a lack of trust and confidence in friends and everyday life. This young man had more drive than your typical 17 year old...
My unique and emotional story about the Gulf War is the same as that many families faced with the pain of leaving behind young children and a wife. I had returned to my unit after attending the Basic Noncommissioned Officer course, which was 6...
Military leaders today must continually educate themselves on the prospect of the next conflict or war that United States will encounter. Past conflicts elude a pattern of stability throughout the world. No other time like now, has the Armed Forces...
The written history of most service schools can be best developed in a chronological manner due to the ongoing nature of the schools. However, the attendant problems of creating an Armyservice college from scratch requires that the initial written...
Interrogation to Torture: Where Is the Line, When Do You Cross It?
When authorities interview prisoners of war or military detainees they rarely just question them, they interrogate them. If we intend to use torture, a framework to guide, limit,...
Sergeant Abraham was instrumental in the battle of Bataan and the Hero of the soldiers who survived the Death March during World War II. On December 8, 1941 Sergeant Abie Abraham and his fellow comrades sat nervously in the trenches awaiting the...