Textbook originally prepared for use by the cadets at the United States Military Academy. In this text the author has endeavored to explain and illustrate in technical detail a number of the important engineering principles underlying the design of...
In making a comparison of the British intelligence of the Egyptian expeditionary force in the Palestine campaign, under the command of Sir Edmund H. H. Allenby gives a staggered group of centers of collection to the rear. The study conveys a most...
This study examines the actions of the German Fifth Army and determines that the attack was not justified tactically and there was underlying motivation by the German Crown Prince.
This study discusses the lessons learned from the German operations during the Battle of Guise in World War I and the value of those for future military operations. There is a chronological list of these lessons, as well as the mistakes made by the...
The purpose of this paper is to examine those operations of World War I, from which tactical lessons pertaining to the use of tanks or the defense against tanks, can be logically deduced. Topics include Somme operations in 1916, the British spring...
Trends at the combat training centers (CTCs) indicate that Aviation officers fail to successfully apply the TDMP. This thesis seeks to identify if this performance discrepancy is due to a failure of the Army's Leadership Development Process (LDP)...
This study investigates whether it is feasible for national service projects to dovetail with military peacetime contingency missions so that the All-Volunteer Force can enhance its capabilities by supporting national service. Although peacetime...
Throughout history, a common phenomenon of warfare has been the encirclement of the forces of one or both warring factions. The nature of future war -- taking place in a battlefield that will be characterized by fluid activities, greater confusion,...
Effects-Based Operations is an emerging operational concept, that seeks to obtain a desired strategic outcome or effect on the enemy through the synergistic and cumulative application of the full range of military and non-military capabilities at...
The attitudes toward fear of death and dying among Army officers are of military importance because of their potential influence upon abilities to cope with the responsibilities of leadership. Previous studies have indicated that fears in of dying...
Military logistics were extremely important to North Vietnam in the conduct of the Second Indochina War, especially during the period of major United States involvement from 1961 to 1969. This paper sought to determine the extent to which the...
This study examines naval special warfare’s (NSW) contribution to global joint operations in support of Sea Power 21, the US Navy’s transformational vision for the twenty-first century. The analysis addresses how NSW’s recent force...
This study reviews leadership theory and application, and it assembles a heuristic model of leadership's macrocosm. It intends to inspire an appreciation of the broad spectrum of leadership styles and their varied effectiveness. Moreover, it...
This study examines the impact of current and developing digital information systems on battalion commanders' ability to make decisions during combat operations. The All Source Analysis System (ASAS) and Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below...
This study investigates the feasibility of combining the daily training schedules of United States Air Force units and Republic of Korea Air Force units. The combined Air Component Command's plan for future hostilities in the Korean theater call...
During the World War II campaign to seize the island of Okinawa, Operation Iceberg, U.S. Tenth Army employed a significant U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps military police structure. However, the challenges posed to these units by military traffic,...
Gives a lecture, instructions, and combat exercises related to dictated and verbal orders. Contains said orders, solutions and conclusions. This curriculum was used by the Command and General Staff School in the 1926/27 school year.
This document contains a series of lectures and conferences addressing the class of 1926-1927, CGSS and GSS. Topics range from field fortifications, tactics and techniques of antiaircraft artillery, the employment of chemicals in an attack, signal...