This paper is a comparison of three types of prime movers in the transportation of the division light artillery, with a view of pointing out certain advantages and disadvantages possessed by each type. The types so considered are (1) the...
This study examines why the French Fourth Army massed behind the Ardennes forest; what was the nature of this terrain; and why was it held in this locality while the Germans were advancing. It includes a translation of ""La Battaille des Ardennes""...
This paper examines records, reports, policies and plans, and personal opinion on the development of replacement of personnel, as experienced during and post-war.
This paper presents historical examples from the First World War, the Battle of Cannae, and the Battle of Chancellorsville regarding the use of maneuver in defense. Emphasis is placed on the commander and his role in maintaining maneuverability of...
The intervention in Russia in 1918 was a momentous decision in American military and diplomatic history. In the chaotic months between January and July 1918, Wilson developed and implemented America’s foreign policy toward the Russian revolution....
This study assesses the feasibility of the United States deploying its planned military forces for the protection of its national interests in the Middle East, within time constraints previously established in our Southwest Asian contingency plans....
This study examines the evolution of the public affairs function within the United States federal government. The study examines in detail the development of public affairs within the Department of Defense from the time of the National Security Act...
This study attempts to identify manpower alternatives available for sustaining the All Volunteer Force, or providing a replacement structure should voluntary programs prove inadequate. It further focuses on the implications of a draft for the...
"The greater our knowledge and understanding of the Communist theory of insurgency -as they themselves see it -the greater the probability of our ultimate victory." This document discusses the following topics: modern insurgency- the new tactic of...
Contains a description of the Serbian Army's retreat from the banks of the Danube and the Timok towards the Adriatic Coast during the fall of 1914. The author is a veteran of English journalism, and personally followed the principle phases of the...
Translated from supplements of the Marine Rundschau by Second Lieutenant H. Hossfeld. This report recounts the course of the war on sea and the naval operations of the Japanese during the Russo-Japanese War. Also includes comments on the progress...
This volume is an abridgment of the official history of the Office of the Provost Marshal General; its purpose was to make immediately available an accurate account of the operations of the Provost Marshal General. Contents of this document include...