American policy in Afghanistan has evolved since the initial engagement of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. It has become increasingly clear that strategic focus must include a plan to concentrate upon and continue development of a stable and secure...
The main reasons why Officers and Noncommissioned Officers need to study military history are so that they do not commit the same mistakes that were done during earlier wars. Thus, the senior leaders, who bear the brunt of planning, organizing and...
All noncommissioned officers want to advance in rank. Many may find themselves reaching a certain rank and not being able to advance any further. Unfortunately, many NCOs have no idea why they are not being recommended for the next higher rank. Due...
The U.S. (U.S.) Government’s ability to influence friends and foes around the world has immense strategic implications that can either enhance U.S. strategic objectives or contribute to a loss of U.S. power. Nine years after the beginning of the...
This paper covers the mutiny of Company I and is a micro-history of events which took place during the Russian intervention. The mutiny is a little known event in the history of a relatively little unknown expedition launched in the closing months...
Gun mechanics : 155-mm. howitzer, prepared under the direction of the commanding general, Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma : lessons, questions and answers ..
This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Mr. John G. Oechsner. It is dated: January 19, 1982. The audio version of this interview is also available through this archive. The interview was conducted by Sergeant Major Erwin H. Koehler,...
There are a lot of reasons why Military History should remain in schools, both civilian and military. Recently a professor at Harvard University was denied tenure due to her radical history lessons. This paper will point out some examples of why we...
This research explores how the peaking of world oil production influences the global balance of power. On the one hand, the geological phenomenon of peaking, modeled by the Hubbert's peak curve, gives the timeframe and the evolution of oil...
Since 1999, the European Union has significantly increased its effort to create a viable military force. A natural part of a military force in the contemporary environment is Special Operations Forces. The purpose of this monograph is to determine...
Communicating official messages to soldiers within the United States Army is an endeavor that leaders at every level have conducted since the inception of the organization. Army doctrine links communication to leadership via the terminological...
This monograph addresses how humans think and make sense of the world, and whether the current logic used by the U.S. military is still useful for understanding and influencing a world where complexity continues to increase. Drawing from elements...
Why does war have utility? Why do we as Soldiers need to study military history? It seems to me that the knowledge of military history teaches us about Honor, sacrifice and the inevitability of combat…just to name a few. “Historical...
Abstract: We as a nation must refrain from the torture of Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW) and other combatant detainees that are captured or surrender during combat operations. The Geneva Convention and International Customary Law of War has been our...
I will argue why it is important for Soldiers to study military history. As a basis for my argument, I will discuss the Freedmen Bureau and explain its mission. I will discuss why the Freemen Bureau was not successful. I will explain...
THESIS: Taking the time to study history during Army professional development courses such as the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) will help leaders during the decision making process by providing them with a knowledge of the...
An increasing number of schools are not releasing ASVAB scores to military recruiters. In 2004, 3.8 percent of test scores were not released, compared to 13.91 percent in 2011. The decision to release scores is made by school officials. Policies...
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...
Historically, the United States Army has had difficulty articulating and justifying force requirements to civilian decision makers. Most recently, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq reinvigorated the debate over estimated force requirements. Because...
Before humans could write, there were wars and heroes to write about. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast three wars to today and lessons learned: Revolutionary, World War II (WW II), and Vietnam to our current war. The military...