The war in Iraq has been and still is a shock to the world. The nation is faced with
struggles here and abroad, because of the intensity and money spent on the war. Even though,
the rebels caused a great deal of problems for mission accomplishment,...
The War on Terror has alarmed our nation as well as the rest of the world. Our planet has been faced with a broaden guerilla struggle. Numerous nations around the world have united forces to end the flood of terror, while the rebels made it...
This essay compares and contrasts two counterinsurgency campaigns, Cuba and the Philippines. The author evaluates the main causes of triumph or disappointment in each engagement by pinpointing the critical elements that led to triumph or letdown on...
This paper focuses on the formulation of doctrine since World War II. In no comparable period in history have the dimensions of the battlefield been so altered by rapid technological changes. The need for the tactical doctrines of the Army to...
Controlling the population in any counterinsurgency is critical to the success of the counterinsurgent. Three historical theorists, Sir Robert Thompson, David Galula, and Robert Trinquier all agree on this pertinent issue. Success in Malaya hinged...
This thesis is a case study of the 1923 Greco-Turkish population exchange and asserts the compulsory expulsion effectively prevented genocide of Orthodox Christians living in Asia Minor. To support this argument historical evidence leading up to...
The focus of this study is to develop a framework for a National Security Strategy for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The research first examined the theories and methods of approach that affect the developmental process of a national...
Though the United States military has excelled in winning wars, it has not enjoyed the same success at "winning the peace". That requires a coordinated effort from several Departments and agencies of the United States government-- an Inter-Agency...
The problems in Afghanistan are not simple and there is no single solution. Indeed, the problems in Afghanistan are not limited to Afghanistan. Instead, the problems extend to all of Afghanistan's immediate neighbors as well as, among others, the...
In its 130 years of service to the US Army, CGSC transitioned numerous times as an academic center of officer learning. In its early years, the Applicatory School of Cavalry and Infantry, was known derisively as the "kindergarten" where lieutenants...
This volume is a sequel to Tactical Principles and Decisions. It comprises a series of studies, for the General Staff School, on the tactical and strategical handling of corps and an army. The purpose of the studies contained herein is to place...
Discussion of France. This section covers the national government, provincial and other governmental units, local government, special units of government, special units of government, political parties and other organizations of political...
This Civil Affairs handbook describes the main branches of industry of Japan- these include textiles, metals and metal products, chemical industry, coal and petroleum, processed foodstuffs, clay products, timber industry, and printing and binding;...
This manual contains doctrines for the training and combat employment of tank destroyer battalions and groups. It is prepared for the guidance of units that will be equipped with materiel now being developed; units equipped with substitute materiel...
Rear operations in the light division. Brigadier General William M.Matz Jr, US Army, Major Kenneth M. Wojick, US Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Joseph S. Atchison, US Army
Failed attacks and flawed overwatch: a lack of mass and speed in the...