Intended to assist in both candidates and board members with preparation for examination. Contains theoretical and parade and oral subjects of examination for second lieutenants of cavalry, second lieutenants of artillery, second lieutenants of...
A confluence of factors led to American engagement in one of Central America's most violent uprisings: the Salvadoran civil war. By the time of President Ronald Reagan's first term as president, the civil war had created social, political and...
The purpose of this study is to examine the student evaluation system as employed at the United States Army Command and General Staff College. The intent of this examination is to determine the system's effectiveness in measuring student...
Commanders and other leaders in the Army must constantly consider how their organization is changing and how it must change to remain relevant and effective in its combat roles. When planning and conducting an organizational change, these...
This monograph analyzes the current challenges facing the U.S. Army and the potential for force structure changes to meet future threats. Allowing for widened spans of control through the addition of a line company to the maneuver battalions of the...
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...
The Department of Defense is releasing for public use and research this multi-volume study giving the "MAGIC" or communications intelligence background of the 1941 Pearl Harbor disaster. In its review of classified records pursuant to E.O. 11652,...
The purpose of this paper is to determine what courses in military history were of particular benefit to the students, those which were not of sufficient value to be retained, and discover courses or methods of instruction which could be added...
(Self-Study of the U.S. Army Sergeant Major Academy, prepared for Commission on Occupational Education Institutions, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, April 1985. ) This self study is a comprehensive review of the organization and...
This account is based on records of the U.S. Marine Corps, selected records of other services, and appropriate published works. The study provides insight into the mechanics of the battle from the highest echelon of command to the smallest unit....
This is an end of tour oral interview with LTC John K. Kirby, Commandant of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy on Biggs Field at Fort Bliss Texas. The interviewer is Dr. Robert H. Bouilly, the academy historian. The oral history was conducted on...
Generals Lewis Walt, Raymond Davis, and Lieutenant General Victor Krulak had highly successful Marine Corps careers beginning with their commissioning in the 1930s. The purpose of this monograph is to examine their development as young officers...
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...
How should militaries think about social media as a factor in military operations? In this study I examine recent Arab Spring scholarship, with a particular focus on the significant impact of social media on events in Egypt in early 2011. Existing...
Doherty, Daniel A. (Daniel Allen); Reed, George E., 1958-,; Dabrowski, John R. (John Raymond); US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch.; Army War College (U.S.)
This oral history is a part of the academic year 1999, US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's Senior Officer Oral History Program, prepared under the auspices of the Institute's Oral History Branch.
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This monograph provides the context for a better understanding and appreciation of the difficulties U.S. military planners face in their labors to develop an effective plan to 18win the war. 18Winning the war 19 is not as simple as defeating an...
This is an end of tour oral interview with COL John E. Seward, Commandant of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy on Biggs Field at Fort Bliss Texas. The interviewer is Dr. Robert H. Bouilly, the academy historian. The oral history was conducted...