This study is a historical analysis of the effectiveness of Union cavalry during the Chickamauga campaign. General William S. Rosecrans' desire to develop Union cavalry in the Army of the Cumberland into an effective counter to superior Confederate...
This study explains the recent evolution of U.S. Army doctrine. During the last two decades, the Army revised its capstone manual -- FM 100-5, Operations -- three times: in 1976, 1982, and 1986. A fourth revision is underway in 1991. This thesis...
Given the Director of Central Intelligence's (DCI) necessity to allocate Intelligence Community assets, including military intelligence assets; and, given the DCI's responsibility to determine the Intelligence Community's priorities to meet future...
The geographic element of a nation is the base upon which all other elements are built. Any analysis of a country's military element, therefore, must be done with a clear understanding of its geographic element. The author is of the opinion that...
This study is an analysis of the competing initiative displayed between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee during Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign in Virginia. It begins with Lincoln's appointing Grant as Lieutenant General and General in...
This thesis examines some of the reasons behind task force commanders inability to properly employ their direct fire systems during the conduct of offensive operations at the National Training Center (NTC). The thesis develops a set of criteria...
Over the period from 1961 to 1963 the Government of Vietnam Introduced the Strategic Hamlet Program which was designed to be the central part of a comprehensive plan to pacify South Vietnam. Pacification was to be achieved by isolating the rural...
The evolution of U.S.-Japanese bilateral ground exercises has been characterized by progressive development but also by continual opposition from various segments of Japanese society and government. While many factors have influenced the evolution...
This study discusses the infrastructure by contrasting the challenges faced by our national and military leaders in three crisis areas: NEEDS, FUNDING, and MANAGEMENT. NEED is the gap between current conditions and required/desired conditions....
This study is an analysis of the effectiveness of the U.S. Army's mission order doctrine at the tactical level. The study examines the reasons for decentralized command and control philosophies, the development of mission orders in the German Army,...
This thesis examines the effect the rifle had on infantry tactics during the Civil War. It traces the transition from smoothbore to rifle and the development of the Minie ball. The range and accuracy of various weapons are discussed and several...
In 1989 the Secretary of Defense directed that DoD would fully support the President's National Drug Strategy which identified the illegal trafficking of drugs as a matter of national security. To support that effort, the Army Counternarcotics Plan...
With Lithuania as case in point, this thesis utilizes extensive primary and secondary materials to examine the pros and cons inherent in the participation of small nations in multinational operations. The examination begins with a discussion of the...
This thesis examines the ability of the American shipbuilding and ship repair industry to meet the national defense requirements of a prolonged global war involving the United States. A history of this vitally important industry is presented to...
This pilot study analyzed eight programs of instruction (POI) and five common cores for past officer basic courses (OBC) and compared them to the 1988 Military Qualification Standards II (MQS) revision. The purpose of the study was to assess the...
The study identifies the magnitude of the shortfall of health care personnel to meet the wartime medical requirements of the United States Army. It identifies the total personnel shortfall, critical types of personnel and specific job skills by...
Combining the continued threat of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and the changing attitudes of the present youth market, can the U.S. Army meet its recruitment goals in the upcoming years? This study examines the validity of the United States...
This thesis analyzes the ability of the United States Army to incorporate the lessons of history in the evolution of doctrine. The analysis focuses on armor-infantry team doctrine and uses task force level operations during the Korean War to...
This study analyzes the creation, use, and subsequent inactivation of the U.S. Army Ranger Companies during the Korean conflict from October of 1950 to August of 1951. The records and correspondence of the Office of the Chief of Staff for...
The purpose of this study is to determine the suitability of using an evolutionary acquisition strategy in joint acquisition programs for command and control systems. The policies of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and of the Joint Logistics...