The thesis establishes the fall-out of the Afghanistan war (1979-89) on Pakistan's armed forces (PAF) as it affected their role in domestic politics and military capability. The study traces the background of the PAF till Soviet invasion of...
The purpose of this paper is to answer two questions. The first question is: is it feasible to employ light infantry formations in offensive operations to the tactical depths of the battlefield in a mid-intensity environment? If it is feasible,...
This monograph provides a definition of military geography as it relates to the application of operational art, and a recommended framework for the assessment of the influence of military geography in operational level planning. Its focus is the...
The principles of AirLand Battle Doctrine reflect the tested theories of war and the past experience of the U.S. Army. A fundamental concern of AirLand Battle Doctrine is the ability of the U.S. Army to conduct maneuver at the operational level of...
This monograph addresses existing shortcomings in the principles for employment of scatterable and remotely delivered mines. Such mines, part of an overall revolution in the conduct of land mine warfare, are an integral component of the deep, close...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine the role of naval forces in land operations at the operational level of war. In the past decades, military failures were perceived by Congress as a result of the inability of the services to work...
This monograph examines primary source writings of leading Communist revolutionary warfare theorists to identify and isolate the essence of organizational flexibility. The objective is to gain an appreciation for the important theoretical and...
A history of Fort Leavenworth Kansas and the churches and schools on this U.S. Army reservation. The history encompasses Christian churches on the Army reservation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A history of the Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth, now called the Command and General Staff College. This history was compiled from General Orders of the War Department, annual Reports of Commandants from 1881 to 1908 and other available...
The steps taken at various times by the War Department for the establishment of an army school of practice for young officers of the army, which have evolved the present "General Service and Staff College", are the subject of the following sketch....
No. 1: command- lecture by Brigadier General Edward L. King, U.S.A.; infantry headquarters and service units; characteristics of the airplane; air combat; pursuit aviation; and form for estimate of the situation. No. 2: psychology and leadership...
A reprint of the second edition ( of History of Fort Leavenworth) brought up to date by Walter E. Lorence. The original covered the first 110 years of Fort Leavenworth's history and provided a chronology of events that covered the Westward...
Written as a textbook for the General Service School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, this volume contains lectures on military government, American military government in Germany, and the four military governments in Mexico, one of which is a...
From the Next War Series edited by Liddell Hart. A discussion of the future of air power, including a summary of air power in the Great War, air power doctrine, Douhet, and lessons learned in Abyssinia, China, and Spain.
Translated from German. Analysis from a leadership point of view of the Tannenberg battle and results of the military decisions and actions of the leaders. "Tannenberg is not the work of a single person. It is the result of the excellent schooling...
Part 2 of 2. General von Kuhl's Genesis, Execution, and Collapse of the German Offensive in 1918 represents a special edition of the author's report which he rendered as professional expert to the German Parliamentary Committee of Investigation of...