This report is presented as a factual record of the affect of the Combined Bomber Offensive during 1943 and the first nine months of 1944. A comprehensive list of important damaged plants, with a record of attacks on them is included.
Many events have occurred from the early years of the NCO to the modern day corps that changed the way the noncommissioned officer thinks and perform on the battlefield along with his counter-part, the commissioned officer. Over strength in...
This paper will concentrate on how the NCO Corps has grown in responsibility and prestige, as well as professionalism, and on the relationship of NCOs to Officers, from 1945 until the Present.
Looking back at the time between the Second World War...
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...
Report on the Eighth Air Force's mission to target multiple defensive installations, concentrating their efforts against targets in Ruhland, Germany, Drohobez, Poland, Arad, Roumania and Beziers, France.
The victories and accomplishments of Napoleon and his Grand Army were by the winter of 1806, the stuff of legend. Yet, on the bloody field of Eylau, Napoleon lost both his prestige and over one third of his Army. How did this Russian Army of...
Before the landings on MINDANAO were wade, aerial
photographs and guerrilla intelligence wore the chief sources of available information concerning the island.
These 1945 daily reports are from VI Corps, Artillery, and cover from November 1944 to May 1945. Information on German artillery, interrogations of Prisoners of War, and operations are highlighted.
Leadership is the process of achieving maximum performance from subordinates. I learned a valuable skill in leading and managing subordinates while attending the U. S. Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape course at Fort Bragg, North...
Lacuesta, Richard; Wilson, Jeffrey; Lamire, Michael; Hartl, Gregory; Bednarz, Michael
Arguably, the most controversial political decision in decades, the invasion of Iraq has ignited the criticism of both the American public and the international community. Much of this condemnation has focused on the justification and timing for...
Richard Lacuesta; Jeffrey Wilson; Michael Lamire; Gregory Hartl; Michael Bednarz
Arguably, the most controversial political decision in decades, the invasion of Iraq has ignited the criticism of both the American public and the international community. Much of this condemnation has focused on the justification and timing for...
Most Americans are familiar with the name "Custer" and the battle of the "Little Big Hom". However, consider what it took to get the Calvary regiment there, the Soldiers behind the scene. One of those Soldiers was John Ryan, the First Sergeant of...
Although the American military has never been defeated in a major conflict, the American Army is consistently unprepared for the outbreak of hostilities and frequently loses opening battles. Because the American military has lost valuable...
This essay will concentrate on how the NCO Corps has grown in responsibility and prestige, as well as professionalism, despite the past relationships of NCOs to Officers.
The Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) has evolved tremendously over the last two hundred years, none as much as the Squad Leader. The three most important factors that have led to the ever-increasing empowerment of the Non-Commissioned Officer are:...
During my year tour in Iraq, my role as the Company Operations NCO was to perform the functions of advisor to the Commander on daily TOC Operations, Custodian of secret documents, Site inspector of engineering operations, Air movement controller of...
War crimes/atrocities are more prevalent in the modem era (1940-present) than in prior periods of history. War by its very nature is a murderous affair, and is often an extremely dirty and cold-blooded activity. After all, the goal of war is to...
The United states Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) prospered during calendar year 1990. This history is designed to preserve the processes, reasoning, and results of the Academy's efforts during the period from 1 January 1990 to 31 December...