You will soon know a little bit of the Soldiers preparation, suffering, and events before a combat jump. A reading that would give each and everyone a glance about the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment combat Jump in Rio Hato, Panama, during the...
You can’t pick up an Army Times paper and not read about a Soldier found guilty for wearing an award or decoration he did not earn. This issue is happening across the services and these false heroes think they may get away with it. Some research...
You are well trained and motivated. Ready to take on any mission. If you are in the medical community as I am, this usually means patient care. However, Operation Iraqi Freedom expanded our mission well beyond doctrinal guidelines and even went so...
You and a close friend return to your unit from travel and while filling out travel claims you notice that your friend has claimed porter fees and cab fare that he didn't incur. When you ask him he tells you, "don't worry, they don't require...
Years of U.S. Army involvement in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have underscored the complexity of contemporary operating environments. This complexity within the current operating environment requires U.S. Army leaders not to make simple...
Years ago, the newly appointed General Counsel for USPACCOM described an ethical dilemma best when he said, “…it’s not about right vs. wrong; it’s about right vs. right, or wrong vs. wrong.” The essence is that of choosing the best right...
Written in French by the Chevalier de Clairac; Translated by Major Lewis Nicola.
Written in the French and translated into English, this book covers the field engineer and fortification of camps. It also includes a treatise on the defects and remedies of sea batteries.
Written as a textbook for the General Service School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, this volume contains lectures on military government, American military government in Germany, and the four military governments in Mexico, one of which is a...
Writings and communications of General DePuy. In three parts, part I covers the pre-Tradoc years, 1954-1973, part II the Tradoc years 1974-77, and part III, retirement years, 1978-91. In the seventeen years between General DePuy's creation of...
Would you be inclined to follow a military leader who the Army has proven to be in violation, policy, or regulation because he/she violated military ethics? Non-commissioned officers struggle with military ethics while they support the command in...
Would it be advantageous from a military point of view to establish a single service with the responsibility for the procurement, transportation, and distribution of petroleum products? The author questions whether petroleum products for the Armed...
World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the...
World War II U.S. Army corps commanders were the orchestrators of combat, the men responsible for coordinating the fighting power and tactical deployment of divisions. Twenty-two U.S. Army corps were actively engaged in combat operations during...
World War II started on 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Germany was at war with England, France and other European countries. At the time, Hitler wanted to avoid any confrontation with the United States by any means necessary. Sir...
World War II saw the development of airborne operations and airborne warfare to the point where an airborne operation- that is, the forces and techniques of which it is composed and their use- could be looked upon as an additional weapons system of...
World War II laid the foundations for a ‘special relationship’ between the UK and US, with security being its primary purpose. Since the end of that war, the threat of Soviet expansion caused it to deepen. Time changed the balance of the...
World War II is an event in history when the Noncommissioned Officer made significant advances with contributions to the United States military's efforts. In this document I will present event leading up to the war and the conflict and the role of...