The Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) electronic collections are largely composed of digital versions of paper documents from the CARL collections. Our intent is to improve the visibility and use of the intellectual resources at CARL by expanding the potential audience beyond the walls of the Library. The CARL will continue to select and digitize appropriate documents to meet the original goals of preservation and dissemination. We will also be adding documents received originally in electronic form.

CARL Brownbag Digital Libraries 15 Oct 2008

• World War II Operational Documents

  During WW II CGSC's primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units to the College. Operations orders, after action reports, intelligence analyses, logistics appraisals, and similar documents are in the CARL documents collection. Primary focus will be on documenting operations at the tactical and operational levels of warfare.

• School of Advanced Military Studies Monographs

  The School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) is one of the parts of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Most SAMS students complete the regular CGSC course, then stay for a second academic year. They write either one or two monographs (depending on the requirement at the time) and are awarded a Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) graduate degree. Most go on to planning jobs in field units. The collection contains all the publicly releasable monographs produced since the program began in 1986.

• Master of Military Art and Science Theses

  The Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) program began in 1964. CGSC regular course students may elect to take a set of electives, write a thesis, and earn an accredited Masters. This collection contains the publicly releasable theses. MMAS theses provide in-depth research on historical events, operational issues, and organizations, both existing and proposed.

• Fort Leavenworth History

  This collection is intended to showcase a variety of media relating to the history of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with particular attention to the CGSC. Books, pamphlets, photographs, and maps are included.

• Operational Leadership Experiences

  "A project of the Combat Studies Institute, the Operational Leadership Experiences Interview Collection archives firsthand, multi-service accounts from military personnel who planned, participated in and supported operations in the Global War on Terrorism."

• Military History, 1900-1939

  Look in this collection for items covering World War I, Russo-Japanese War, the interwar period or other topics during this time period.

• General Military History

  The items in this collection cover the areas of military history which are not covered in the other collections. Look in here for items on the Vietnam Conflict, Korean War, and the U.S. Civil War, to name a few.

• Stability and Support Operations

  Today's contemporary operating environment requires the U.S. military to participate in a broad spectrum of missions ranging from conventional full-scale war to peacekeeping operations and disaster relief. SOSO require soldiers in peacekeeping operations to promote and sustain regional and global stability and to assist civil authorities prepare for, or respond to, crises. This collection contains lessons learned, reports, doctrinal materials, and monographs relevant to SOSO, and is not limited to Army or DoD sources.

• Obsolete Military Manuals

  Obsolete military manuals are frequently used by researchers to understand the thought process and operating environment of the military during a certain time frame. This collection will have an emphasis on Army doctrine. The publications in this collection are no longer current doctrine or current operating procedures. They are presented here for their historical value.

• CGSS Student Papers, 1930-1936

  The Command and General Staff School (CGSS) students at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, produced papers about military history topics during 1930-1936 classes. Some of the papers were written as individual research papers and some were done as a group research monograph. This is a rich resource for interwar topics, as well as lessons learned about past battles and operational art.