The CSM Theodore L. Dobol Collection contains several biographical and miscellaneous materials related to CDM Dobol’s military career. The textual files include photographs, transcripts of oral history interviews; a short autobiography; the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Contains a biography of Sam Houston and his involvement in the Texas War of Independence and creation of the Republic of Texas. Includes a bibliography and index.
This is the story of the 64th Engineer Topographic Battalion. Information includes an activation letter, the battalion commander and staff, and a history of the following: 64th Co-651st-1633rd, 64th Bn-PETMD-Guam, battalion sections, commendations,...
The preface states "the author's purpose has not been to write a history of Egypt, but to trace to their probable causes the events which have for the last decade made Egypt so conspicuous a thread in the tangled skein of Old World politics".
American Battle Monuments Commission; Center of Military History
This book has been prepared as part of the project of the American Battle Monuments Commission to commemorate in a complete and lasting manner the accomplishments and services of the American forces in Europe during the World War. Topics include:...
"All wars illustrate the importance of the means of speedy communication." The author in a work of two volumes focuses on the importance and role of the telegraph in the course of the Civil War. A historical recounting of events is organized by...
Detailed recounting of civil war military operations involving New Jersey military units. Organized and written as unit histories, affording a chapter to each brigade, regiment, and artillery battery. Also includes chapters covering the general...
Narrative written in the first person following the author's experience travelling to the site of the conflict, historical research into the background, witness of the situation, and personal opinions of the war. Includes detailed information of...
This book provides information relative to firearms most frequently sought by sportsmen. It includes a short history of guns, ammunition, gun-making, proofing, testing, calibrating, shooting techniques, riles, and rifle characteristics.
This volume is a series of pen-pictures of the every-day life of the soldier during the Georgia campaigns beginning with the movement against Atlanta, how he lived, how he marched, and how he fought on the skirmish line and the line-of-battle.
This biography is written through personal acqaintance of the author and covers Lincoln's life before and during politics, as it examines Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery in the United States during the 19th century.
The following has been written to record the operations that constitute the Communist "general offensive" of 1968. They are recounted and collected into book from the lessons of history that are of concern to the members of the Vietnamese Armed...
One of the worst disasters in Nebraska's history led to Operation Snowbound in the winter of 1948 through 1949. Operation Snowbound was a humanitarian mission conducted by the Fifth Army as well as other organizations and whose goal was to provide...
This is the final report of the Fedden mission to Germany. The mission was to visit research departments and engineering works in Germany to earmark plant, equipment, books, etc. suitable for a college of aeronautics. Other investigations included...
In discussing the general question of military intelligence in time of war, the author starts from the undisputed premise that information of the enemy is absolutely essential and must be available in time for use. In any situation there are three...
This historical study documents the resistance of the Filipinos to the Japanese on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines during World War II and discusses the contribution which American servicemen and civilians made to the guerrilla fighting....
In the Civil War, the "great captains" of the Union force were professional officers who had been trained in the Regular Army. They were the Regular Army's one major contribution to Northern victory. Otherwise, the small professional army remained...
Part 1 of 2. General von Kuhl's Genesis, Execution, and Collapse of the German Offensive in 1918 represents a special edition of the author's report which he rendered as professional expert to the German Parliamentary Committee of Investigation of...