This study is an historical analysis of the military reform efforts of the United States Army and Marine Corps in Cuba and Nicaragua, respectively. The study sets these cases in the political context of United States foreign policy and the...
This study describes the organization of the primary Sandinista counterinsurgency organizations, the tactics they employed against the Contras, and the influence of many factors in the development of these organizations and their tactical doctrine....
This Marine Corps historical reference pamphlet is a concise narrative of the role of the U. S. Marines in the American interventions in Nicaragua during the period 1910-1933. The chronicle was compiled from official records and appropriate...
La escasez de recursos vitales: retos, riesgos y amenazas. Brigada Salvador García Herreros, Ejército de Tierra Español; No son pocos los analistas y expertos que piensan que para finales del presente siglo la humanidad tendrá que hacer frente...
Since 11 September 2001, Americans have asked why America is hated by Arab Muslims. Analysts have offered a variety of explanations but few have identified the basis for this growing anti-American sentiment throughout the Arab Muslim world. This...
The two main sections of this document on public safety in the Philippines address law enforcement before and after warfare. For before the war, topics include the origins and development of the Philippine Constabulary, contemporary organization...
The American and Filipino guerrillas that fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines were key in providing direction to resistance efforts and in the eventual liberation of the islands. The guerrillas escaped the aggressive...
This study examines the applicability of the United States Marine Corps' small wars doctrine in current Military Operations Other Than War. Between 1898 and 1934, the Marine Corps was employed extensively in fighting the nation's small wars. These...
Operaciones conjuntas El oficial conjunto emergente.Teniente Coronel (R) Howard D. Graves, Ejército de EE.UU., y Don M. Snider El ambiente conjunto. Almirante William A. Owens, Armada de EE.UU. La misión olvidada: el apoyo militar a la...
Egypt has one of the oldest civilizations and proudest national histories in the world with a tradition of a well-maintained, advanced and relevant military force. These experiences provided guidance for developing victory in some of the most...
The US Global War on Terror is actually a Global Counterinsurgency as defined by FM 3-24 and Al Qaida is the global insurgent currently opposing the US. Al Qaida is held up as the global insurgent through the use of their own declarations in...
Cómo lidiar con absolutos: La religión, el ambiente operacional y el arte del diseño.Teniente Coronel Prisco R. Hernández, Ph.D., Componente de Reserva del Ejército de EUA; Mi discusión aquí examina los efectos de la religión sobre el...
Dr. Millett offers a survey of U.S. military involvement in the training of indigenous security forces in the Philippines and the Caribbean Basin in the 20th century. Given the dramatic increase of these types of efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
When are a nation’s security forces deemed self-reliant? Security force assistance (SFA) is one process of building or rebuilding a nation’s security forces. If the ultimate goal of SFA is producing a self-reliant force capable of responding to...
During the early years of the Cold War, the United States Army developed the new doctrine of Unconventional Warfare. This doctrine focused on U.S. soldiers working through and with indigenous guerrilla units to achieve tactical successes in support...
The purpose of this text is to furnish intelligence officers with a detailed picture of the basic composition and disposition of the Italian Army. The first part, comprising sections I to IV, is for general orientation on the structure of the Army...
Discusses the experiences of individual soldiers in combat. Covers several topics including: leadership issues such as leaders vs. inertia, discipline and trial by fire; normal operations including combat in towns, battalion attacks, fighting in...
The suggestions made in this combat lessons document are drawn from experiences in other theaters of operation. The great combat lesson learned from every operation is the importance of leadership. Topics include leadership, normal operations,...
Lecciones aprendidas: división multinacional sur-central. Teniente Coronel Robert Strzelecki, Ejército Polaco; La Guerra Global contra el Terrorismo justificó desplegar más tropas polacas en apoyo del esfuerzo de posguerra de la Coalición en...