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...
John Ryan joined the Army at an early age. He believed that everything he did was for the benefit of the country. He was famous because he was Custer's first sergeant. After the Army, he joined the police force continuing to serve his country. John...
Few enlisted Soldiers have captured and recorded the experiences and lifestyle of the enlisted Soldier during the nation's history. One such author is 1SG Percival G. Lowe. Through his journals and later his novel, "Five Years a Dragoon", he...
This is a study of the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief during the Civil War. It begins by comparing their backgrounds prior to assuming the Presidency; then comparing their military strategies and command...
Military power has been acting as a means for the incident of nations and states to exercise the objective of having power and taking over one another. With the continual evolution of times, trend and technology, the magnitude of the nature of the...
The question of adultery in the Army is one which I believe is an important
ethical question. Since the beginning of modern time and the formation of armies across
the world, there have been cases of adultery documented.
At the close of every weekend, I travel through the gates of Fort Bliss and repeatedly see zero days since the last DWI. This display attacks the safety of our community, and nullifies our Army values and ethics. The violators announced their...
This work is a detailed historical study of the Aleutians Campaign conducted by U.S. Armed Forces from 3 June 1942 through 18 August 1943 to gain control of the North Pacific and eject the Japanese from Attu and Kiska Islands. The campaign,...
This paper covers the mutiny of Company I and is a micro-history of events which took place during the Russian intervention. The mutiny is a little known event in the history of a relatively little unknown expedition launched in the closing months...
In 1976, Martin Binkin and Jeffrey Record wrote 'Where Does the Marine Corps Go From Here?' Their proposal was that there is no need for an amphibious capability of current magnitude. One alternative proposed was to reduce this capability by...
Although the government’s reliance on contractors to support military forces is not a new phenomenon, the degree to which contractors are involved in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OIF) has increased substantially. In OIF in...
This study determines the extent of American pilot participation as members of the Royal Air Force flying in the Battle of Britain. It also examines the recruiting mechanism by which the Americans became involved in the war and documents their...
Selective Service extension courses: Under the general authority extended by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy to the Joint Army and Navy Selective Service Committee to conduct extension courses on the subject of emergency...
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 was a cataclysmic international event. Because of the devastation suffered during the genocide, a focused effort at repairing the social fabric of the nation had to take place. The case shows how Rwanda overcame the...
The process of amnesty, reconciliation, and reintegration (AR2) is typically regarded as a post-conflict process. In South Africa AR2 occurred before hostilities between government security forces and opposition groups developed into a civil war....
A major problem facing the Armed Forces today is the correctional and rehabilitative treatment of military offenders. With this in mind, all personnel charged with the task of rebuilding and resocializing prisoners must be capable of performing...
This study examines the mechanics of black marketing by U.S. service members to determine ways to curtail or eliminate such illegal operations, which undermine U.S. national security. Actual court-martial cases of U.S. service members prosecuted...
The United States is a nation at war. It will be a long war. The terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 were the catalyst that brought the US to this war: the Global War on Terrorism. However, US and coalition responses to Islamic extremism since...
CWO John Walker led one of the most devastating spy rings ever unmasked in the US. Along with his brother, son, and friend, he compromised US Navy cryptographic systems and classified information from 1967 to 1985. This research focuses on just one...
This monograph reviews the functions, development, and measurement of military discipline in the US Army, and assesses these concepts against the current needs and limitations of the modern battlefield and society. By relying primarily on existing...