Hartzog, William W.; Brouse, Steve, 1960-; Dabrowski, John R. (John Raymond); US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch,; Army War College (U.S.)
This oral history transcript is a part of the academic year 2004, US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's Senior Officer Oral History Program, prepared under the auspices of the Institute's Oral History Branch.
General Hartzog was...
The noncommissioned officers role in the United States Army should continue to grow as operations shift toward smaller, independent, unit size actions. Noncommissioned officers provide the vital link between officers and enlisted, and a stronger...
In command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, also known as the "Ready First" Brigade, COL Sean MacFarland, deployed his command from Central Germany to Iraq in March 2006. The Ready First Brigade assumed control of western Ninewah Province...
Third Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2009-02. Policy gives the Army its skeleton. Its components change to adapt to both stress and inactivity. Flimsy policy weakens Army foundation and...
The genesis for the publication of The Cheyenne Wars Atlas goes back to June 1992. It was then that the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) conducted the first Sioux Wars Staff Ride for Brigadier General William M. Steele, Deputy Commandant of the US...
Americans love heroes. This love affair regularly manifests itself through Hollywood films. Unfortunately, Hollywood frequently distorts actual history and transforms our heroes into legends; exaggerating the facts for a better storyline frequently...
In this paper, the author contrasts two examples of a military force succeeding or failing in its effort to achieve cultural understanding as it conducted military operations. Several specific examples of a military organization succeeding or...
The proceedings from CSI's fourth annual Military History Symposium held 8-10 Aug, 2006 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and sponsored by US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Topics include security assistance operations, policies, the roles...
On 10 June 1967, the Six Day War ended with an unquestioned victory for the Israeli
Defense Forces. The Arab Army’s of Egypt, Syria and Jordan were soundly defeated, leaving massive amounts of equipment scattered across the Sinai, and Golan...
The period of NOC development 1925-1945 demonstrates the Army NCO corps evolvement from very small numbers to very large numbers. It also shows the development of their duties, their weapons, combat formations and training changes during this time...
This newsletter contains a collection of previously published articles that focus on Afghan culture and provides insight into effectively communicating with Afghans in order to achieve positive results. More specifically, the articles contained in...
This manuscript describes how US military advisors prepare for and conduct operations in war. Through two separate year-long combat tours as a military advisor in Iraq, the author brings true vignettes into modern military strategy and operational...
Eyewitness to War Oral History Series: US Army Advisors in Afghanistan is the third publication by the Combat Studies Institute that makes exclusive use of oral history. This volume is a product of interviews obtained by the CSI Operational...
Eyewitness to War Oral History Series: US Army Advisors in Afghanistan is the third publication by the Combat Studies Institute that makes exclusive use of oral history. This volume is a product of interviews obtained by the CSI Operational...
This manuscript describes how US military advisors prepare for and conduct operations in war. Through two separate year-long combat tours as a military advisor in Iraq, the author brings true vignettes into modern military strategy and operational...
Unleashing design: planning and the art of battle command. BRIG GEN (P) Edward C. Cardon, U.S. Army, and LT COL Steve Leonard, U.S. Army;With the publication of the most recent edition of Field Manual (FM) 5-0, The Operations Process, our doctrine...
This paper recounts my experience while serving at EUCOM in Germany. I faced many challenges, but providing force protection to the installation was the biggest. The mission involved many agencies and sections and war was looming. I discovered that...