To meet the demands of the tactical commander to rapidly increase the flow of information on the battlefield, automated command and control systems are being developed; thereby creating the possibility of catastrophic software failures which can...
This battle study investigates operational and tactical considerations of the battles of Arracourt, which took place in September 1944 as the 4th Armored Division of Patton's Third Army clashed with the Fifth German Panzer Army in the French...
This thesis identifies problems with the Marine Corps' performance appraisal system, and proposes a solution, the focus of which is behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS). The problems are: (1) failure to attain performance counseling...
Much has been written about the Battle of the Somme. From July through late November 1916, British, French and German armies fought one of the costliest battles of the 20th century. Well over a million casualties and only a few miles of ground...
This study attempts to determine if there are serious problems which could result in time of war from differences in tactics used by Republic of Korea and United States ground forces. Although the Republic of Korea has adopted a form of American...
SS Obersturmbannführer Jochen Peiper was one of Germany 's most colorful military leaders of World War II with an audacious reputation. The name Peiper will always be linked to the Malmédy Massacre, the death of Belgian civilians and more than...
This thesis examines Brigadier General Henry A. Wise's involvement in the Western Virginia Campaign of 1861. This Confederate defeat resulted in the Federal occupation of a large, strategically important section of the Confederacy in the first year...
During the period 1976 through 1979, the United States Air Force was adversely affected by excessive, unprogrammed voluntary separations by rated officer personnel. That situation produced a rated retention problem which threatened the combat...
This Study attempts to determine if a desk side training management job aid would be a useful tool for battalion commanders for the management of individual and unit training. The investigation is focused on training gaps which exist at battalion...
This study analyzes the relationship between Greece and NATO. The investigation focuses on Greece's accession into the Alliance, its eventual departure from the Organization, the current situation between Greece and NATO, and an assessment of the...
This thesis examines the origins of the 1973 Middle East War from a military perspective. It traces the development of the Israeli Defense Force doctrine and organization through the wars preceding that of 1973. The effects of certain political and...
This report consists of interviews with Dr. Ivan J. Birrer about his career at the Command and General Staff College. On 30 June 1978, Dr. Birrer retired from his position at the Command and General Staff College after completing more than 30 years...
This thesis describes an attempt to prove the hypothesis that a threat/opportunity matrix methodology can be used to effectively define targets against which an effort to satisfy long-range informational requirements may be attempted by the use of...
Past and future mobilizations and deployments have placed an immense strain on the current capabilities of the Army's Civil Affairs forces. That has resulted in a recognized need for additional Civil Affair structure and capabilities in the Army's...
The next battle is envisioned as a short, violent conflict of unprecedented destruction. The 1973 Middle East War rendered a vivid insight to that battlefield. To meet the challenges of the next battle, the U.S. Army began publishing a new series...
This thesis is an examination of Soviet ground force night operations, both from a historical perspective and from current doctrine and training accounts. The objective of this analysis was to determine if the Soviets can be expected to employ...
The capability of the Air Force to support the land battle at night has historically been late in development and inadequate by most standards. This ineffectiveness has resulted from the attempt to use equipment intended for daylight missions by...
This study analyzes the effects of the new flight pay system embodied in the Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974 as it applies to rated Air Force officers. The analysis examines data on attraction, retention, cost, and workability of the gate...
This study analyzes the planning which occurred and the provisions of the major personnel procurement programs which were established to recruit and retain physicians in the All-Volunteer Army. The investigation is focused on an evaluation of the...
This thesis describes the evolution of United States Indian policy with emphasis on the effects of public opinion during the Grant administration from 1869 to 1876. It begins with a brief description of Indian affairs from 1825 to 1867 followed by...