This study presents the use of air transport, military and commercial, for the transportation of ground troops. This study does not include transport by lighter-than-aircraft due to limited amount of material available on the subject. It does not...
The initial year of the World War saw the creation of the St Mihiel Salient. This great wedge embracing l50 square miles of French territory, with a contact edge extending for 40 miles, was a constant menace to the French armies and a strong...
This study consists of comprehensive records of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the American Expeditionary Forces, as well as letters received by officers who had combat experience in 1918. The paper discusses fragmentary orders in stabilized...
This paper studies the qualities of leadership possessed by Sir Henry Buller, to what extent they were weakened or strengthened by cultural environment, and how he made decisions based on the events during the war.
This paper is a translation from a course of lectures given at the Ecole Superieure de Guerre, Paris, France by Major Pugeus; the title is “La Batailles de Ardennes”. It contains the French 4th Army orders and the conclusions drawn from the...
The first year course at the Ecole Superieure de Guerre is devoted to the study of the handling of the Division in Combat. It therefore is essential, at the beginning of the course in General Tactics, to have a conference on the present...
This paper is a comparison of the French and American method of moving a division by motor transport from four selected outstanding differences worthy of analysis in order of importance: (1) Traffic; control, (2) Transport control; (3) Entrucking...
The purpose of this student paper was to present information relative to the infantry's ability to supply itself with properly trained communication replacements in time of war, to draw conclusions as to what the general plan of training should be,...
This paper discusses air defenses of Germany, France, England, and the United States. The author analyses what the defensive means were for each country before and during the war, and the importance of a planned and proper defense during all...
This study asks what reliance can be placed on anti-aircraft artillery in defense of cities, fortifications and ground troops from bombers, observation and attack planes, as deducted from past experience, present material, as an independent means...
This paper discusses whether three-gun batteries with no additional battery in each battalion would facilitate the maneuver, emplacement, concealment and ensure effectiveness of field artillery.
This study contains a translation detailing the 3d Division engagement in the Battle of the Frontiers from ""The Revue Militaire Francaise"", February, 1923, titled ""The French Third Division at Villers-la-Loue"", General Regnault, French Army.
This paper is based entirely on the book "Serbia's Part in the War" by Crawford Price. The author traced Price's account of the 3rd Invasion and checked the results against the positions and maneuvers of the various armies. Serbian military...
The purpose of this paper is to show that our army school system is the chief factor in the technical education of the regular officer, and to point out what the writer believes to be two major weaknesses, and to outline the action recommended.
This study discusses two types of airplanes that would be needed to accomplish an aviation's mission in a minor war; one suitable for observation and attack missions; and one for supply, evacuation and troop movements.
This paper shows the relation of the failure of high command in the Russian Second Army prior to and during the battle of Tannenberg to the defeat of that army.