Combined Arms Research Library (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College)
This collection was provided through the generous donation of George Nafziger to the Combined Arms Research Library. The Nafziger Orders Of Battle Collection contains a compilation of 7985 individual orders of battle from 1600 to 1945. It began...
Discusses the victory gained from the Royalist Forces by the Patroit Army in the Battle of Pichincha which established Gran Colombia's independence. Also covers other incidents and factors that took place before the final victory.
The Battle of Ayacuho took place 9 December 1824 and the incident took place on the highest regions of the Andes in Peru. This battle demonstrated the manner in which an army of inferior strength, arms and equipment was able to defeat a superior...
Shave, Rolf
Halsey, Don
Johnson, Roscoe
Manley, Dave
Manrique, Carlos
Thesis Statement: The New Model Anny won the Battle of Naseby because of the greater discipline, organization, command and control, and centralized training of the New Model Anny.
2. Discussion: After several years of fighting, the First English...
Discusses the only military operation on a grand scale that has taken place in the southern section of the Andes. It is the only known case of a crossing of the Andes Mountains by an army at war. General Jose de San Martin believed that it was...
In March 1947, the United States established an economic and military assistance program to bolster the nationalist Greek government against a communist insurgency. The Greek government suffered from a collapsed economy, deep social divisions, and...
The British Army is often praised for a particular skill in small wars or counter-insurgencies (COIN). Some attribute this to the special challenge of maintaining order across a global empire with a relatively small force; others cite the...
The study of insurgency and counterinsurgency over the years provides a valuable tool for analysis in the current Global War on Terrorism. Failure to take into account and accurately assess political and military actions in such environments can...
The events of September 11, 2001, catapulted America’s military into two wars with others looming on the horizon. The type of warfare they are conducting is far different from what they had trained for the last quarter of a century. The enemy...
The military organization of nation states and their employment of armies are central aspects of early modern European history. The seventeenth century was particularly a period of transformation that witnessed drastic change in armies’...
This monograph attempts to define the underlying cause of today’s tension between the Western and Arab-Islamic worlds, along with identification of existing similarities which can be utilized and exploited to bring about common understanding and...
Thesis statement: The decisive battle at Naseby 14 June 1645, by the New Model Army strongly influenced the makeup of future British and American Armies.
Discussion: History proved that battles and armies have an effect on the people, their...
This paper examines the role of British intelligence operations during the American Revolutionary War as they apply to the British defeat at Yorktown. It begins with a brief history of British intelligence prior to the war, discusses strategic...
The work achieved by Marshal Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854-1934) in Morocco between 1912 and 1925, while he served as the résident général, occupies a special place in French military history. Lyautey's work still applies today, and is...
The interaction between politics and military professionalism is a delicate balancing act in war. When the politics involves a revolutionary ideology, military professionalism can be subordinated to the point of hurting the war effort. The Iranian...