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...
This paper discusses General Townshend's British Army problems caused by the shortage of, or absence of adequate supplies in their advance on Baghdad and the underlying reasons for the failure.
This paper discusses the operations of the 9th Infantry in the Aisne-Marne offensive. The general conclusions of the author reveal the following: troops may still be relied upon in an emergency to carry out their objective despite food, water, and...
This study seeks to answer two questions. The first discusses whether there was sufficient time afforded to the regimental and battalion commanders to make proper reconnaissance prior to the attack on the morning of 19 July, 1918. The second...
The study presents the plan for and execution of the attack of the regiment and the lessons learned from the operation. Headings in the paper include the plan for attack, terrain, enemy organization of the ground, execution of the attack, and each...
This paper is a study of the Japanese estimate of the Russian Army made prior to the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War. Based on General Fujii’s writings, he was able to predict the powers and limitations of the Russian Army as demonstrated in...
This study presents the operations of the Arab forces in the Palestine Campaign with particular reference to those following the capture of Gaza. The author believes that the part the Arabs took in the campaign was of great value to the British,...
The XVIII German Reserve Corps was in army reserve with the 4th German Army. The paper shows the organization of the reserve forces, the lessons learned from the operations, the engagement of the main body of the brigade, the artillery, Moreau and...
This paper lends special attention to the characteristics of the weapons employed by both and aircraft and ground troops. Attention is given to the effect of machine gun fire and bombing attack from low-flying aircraft on infantry columns; the...
This paper discusses the causes of defeat suffered by the Russians to be in defensive positions, reconnaissance, communications, organization, leadership and coordination.
This document reveals the military geography of the North Atlantic coastal frontier. Because it is one of the most important regions in the United States (from a strategical defensive viewpoint), the military should have intensive and detailed...
This document is a study of the formation of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, the B.E.F. According to the author, the purpose of the paper was to set forth in considerable detail the story of this determined host which endeavored to force its will on...
This study discusses strategic and tactical employment of a mechanized cavalry, organization, considerations of a medical service for a mechanized force, a plan of medical service for a mechanized force in combat, regimental and brigade medical...
This document is a study of the supply and evacuation of the British forces during their advance into Syria between September 19th, 1918, and October 31st, 1918. The paper discusses the advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, the Sinai Desert,...
This paper is a critical analysis of the Battle of Gumbinnen, based on a translation from Tannenberg by Walter Elze. Contained in the document are directives, orders and telegrams pertaining to the Eighth Army.
This study covers the heroic defense of the Oise in the vicinity of Guise by the 228th Reserve Infantry Regiment (French) during the 28th and 29th of August 1914. It includes the concentration, advance and retirement of the IV Reserve Corps....