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".
Why has an S2 never won a wargame when playing predicted enemy courses of action against a friendly course of action during the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)? Why did the V Corps commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) respond to...
This study challenges the military decision-making process as both ineffective and inefficient for use in decision making at the task force level. FM 101-5 (final draft), Staff Organization and Operations, 1966, currently prescribes the MDMP as the...
Throughout American military history, a controlling influence exists that establishes success or failure. Military intelligence demonstrates over and over again that even the best, most accurate information is useless if received too late....
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
The location is Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. General William T. Sherman outlines in his address the establishment of a school entirely different from that of West Point, with a purpose to extend to the officers of cavalry and infantry the same or...
There is consensus within the U.S. Army that the Army Airspace Command and Control (A2C2) system is ineffective in coordinating airspace users to accomplish assigned missions. The two comprehensive studies completed within the past decade cite the...
Adultery is a controversial subject and a common occurrence in the United States
Army and in the civilian community as well. In the civilian world, adultery is a crime in
most states but the punishment varies from state to state. In the military,...
This paper addresses light artillery that must always move to be able to support the infantry with its fire power. The question is can it always be done with horse transport?
This newsletter provides information on the basics of the Afghan culture and how Soldiers should apply this information while living and working
with the Afghans. The key points covered in this newsletter are: 1.) Effects of Afghan culture on...
Contents of this after action report for the 716th Tank Battalion include operation maps, a narrative history, lessons learned, and an appendix with information on field orders, battalion journal/operation reports, officers' roster, casualty...
This work is a detailed historical study of the Second World War’s little known Aleutian Campaign in the North Pacific, commonly referred to as the “Forgotten War.” After describing the events that transpired in the North Pacific throughout...
Christians and Muslims have been in conflict since Muslims established themselves 610 years after the death of Jesus Christ. The conflict came to a head during the events leading to the Crusades and the Crusades themselves. Both sides committed...
The First World War, also known as the Great War and the War to End All Wars, marked a turning point in American military history, and had a significant impact on the development, education, skills, leadership, and status of noncommissioned...
Amphibious warfare is the use of naval firepower, logistics and strategy to project military power ashore. In previous years, it stood as the primary method of delivering troops unto non-contiguous enemy-held terrain.
….today amphibious warfare...
With the current changes in world structure, alliances and the reduction in the size of the armed forces of the U.S., operational art and AirLand Battle become increasingly important as concepts. FM 100-5, Operations, published in 1986, establishes...
This study examines the mechanics of black marketing by U.S. service members to determine ways to curtail or eliminate such illegal operations, which undermine U.S. national security. Actual court-martial cases of U.S. service members prosecuted...
This study examines and analyzes the current status of the Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable, or MEU(SOC) program. A detailed analysis was conducted of each of the 21 missions for validity and relevance as MEU(SOC) missions. The...
Egypt and Palestine offered the British an opportunity to fight a war of movement. Unlike the Western Front, Egypt and Palestine were undeveloped with wide expanses of land. It was ripe for the development of maneuver warfare using the mechanical...