This study covers three subjects: a comparison of communication systems, the centralization of command by a grouping of armies and the attempted envelopment of the allied left. It also includes a brief of the translation of COL Mantey's...
This study contains a description of the military geography of the area of 1st Division operations and lessons to be learned during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
This paper contains an analysis and criticism of the Russian armed forces defense at Liaoyang. Topics include the principles of surprise and concentration.
This paper discusses the operations of the Japanese 2d Division at the battle of the Yalu. Included is information about preparations for the attacks by the Japanese on Russian forces, the organization of the division, and location and positions of...
This study focuses on the principle of security and how the French Fourth Army incorporated it into their operations. Includes a translation : "Requette--"Etude Tactique" (Combat between the French 3d Colonial Division and the German VI Corps at...
This study covers the system of supply and evacuation in Cronje’s forces from the beginning of the war until Cronje surrendered his entire force of over 4,000 men at the Battle of Paardsburg on February 27, 1900. There are sections on transport,...
This paper details the operations of the First Division in World War I; it breaks down events by days (July 18-23, 1918). The focus is on the employment of the field artillery brigade.
This study covers the preparation for the landings at Anzac and Helles, the actual conduct of the troops disembarking, and what lessons should be learned.
This study discusses the antiaircraft operations in regards to protection, guns and searchlights, material, organization of units, and the resulting effectiveness.
This study discusses if the Russian forces had a definite plan for their operations, and why was it not forcefully executed, and what did the chain of command between the Czar and Kuropatkin have to do with these failures.
The first year course at the Ecole Superieure de Guerre is devoted to the study of the handling of the Division in Combat. It therefore is essential, at the beginning of the course in General Tactics, to have a conference on the present...
The initial year of the World War saw the creation of the St Mihiel Salient. This great wedge embracing l50 square miles of French territory, with a contact edge extending for 40 miles, was a constant menace to the French armies and a strong...
In an attempt to secure success in theaters other than the Western front, the Dardanelles Expedition was conceived, backed principally by Winston Churchill, First Lord of the British Admiralty. The idea was given impetus by a request from Russia...
Should accompanying gun (e.g., 75 mm. guns) be made an organic part or infantry regiments, or, on the other hand, should auxiliary weapons such as the now included in the infantry howitzer company be made an organic part or the field artillery?...
This paper discusses where the various Japanese divisions and brigades were going to be located and positioned during the attack on Russian forces. The document reveals the planning and execution of that attack at Liaoyang.