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 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...
This study's purpose is to examine the origin of this form of combat aviation, trace its technical and doctrinal development to its present state, and determine, if possible, how it may best be used to further the success of a campaign in the...
What will be the probable use of lighter-than-air units in future wars and what peace time organization will be needed to carry the program into effect?
This paper presents historical examples from the First World War, the Battle of Cannae, and the Battle of Chancellorsville regarding the use of maneuver in defense. Emphasis is placed on the commander and his role in maintaining maneuverability of...
This study deals with the use of shock action by forces composed of a combination of horse cavalry and mechanized cavalry, based on the premise that such action fills a need apparent in the tactical and strategical operations of modern warfare....
The following discussion represents the author’s personal opinion regarding the value of tanks as antitank weapons and the basic principles to be observed when so used. To date, no definite doctrine appears to hare been announced by various...
This study endeavors to evaluate available information with respect to the Officers' Reserve Corps so that the reader may form a personal conclusion as to its value as a component of the national defense.
This study covers the leadership qualities of General Von Sanders in Gallipoli leading the Turkish Army in successful defensive operations on the coast.
The subject of this discussion can be reduced to the question "can ships fight forts", and is limited to that part of the mission of coast defenses which apply to protection against naval attack. As a result of this study, the author believes there...
This study covers the lack of war plan by the British War Office and the differing alternative plans advanced by several general officers, noting which plans were actually put into effect.
Strange as it may seem, the powers of the President, whether considered from the viewpoint of his powers as Executive, or his powers as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, important as they are, have received surprisingly...