Using examples discussed in H100, compare and contrast two examples of a military
force succeeding or failing in its effort to achieve cultural understanding as it conducted
military operations. The analysis will identify specific examples of a...
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Usually in history it seems that the technologically advanced society has a greater advantage in warfare than more primitive societies. For most battles this seems to hold true; however, there are exceptions to this rule. This document examines...
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Visiting Civil War battlefields offers unique insights into military operations, leadership, and men in battle. Fought in the wooded terrain of northwest Georgia in 1863, the battle began with a meeting engagement on 19 September that culminated on...
Head of club is made from an oval-shaped stone attached to a wooden handle by rawhide wrapped around center of stone and also the top 2" of the handle. This rawhide is decoratively covered with red, blue, yellow and orange dyed quills. There are...
Wargames have long been used to educate soldiers in the art of war. Today, diminishing resources and expanding technologies have made the games an indispensable feature of the US Army's formal training and education system. Much has been written...
Westphal's study consists of four parts. Part I is the selection, education and training of general staff officers in peace and war; this includes training at the War College in peacetime, training at general staff schools during wartime,...
When giants of warfare—the likes of Jomini, Mahan, the elder von Moltke, Napoleon, and Clausewitz—agree so universally on the importance of history to the military officer, one must take notice.
Their message is clear. Through the study of...
When I searched the internet for contributions of the noncommissioned officers in the transportation corps, I found a unique unit of pioneers that used a mode of transportation that is not mentioned in the transportation corps today. None of these...
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William H. Carney was born on February 29, 1840 at Norfolk, Virginia. He was born a slave. His mother was a Slave to Major Carney and his father was a free man. As a young boy he showed interest in religion. However, in those times there were no...
With combat formations schedule to begin drawing down in July 2011 and the role of US forces in Iraq already shifting away from the lead, the future of these two nations will grow increasingly dependent upon the indigenous security forces and the...
With information technologies increasingly shaping the environment in which U.S. military forces operate, Joint Vision 2020 and other recent DoD literature highlight the fundamental importance of achieving "decision superiority "--essentially, ...
With the approval of the Army's preliminary draft of its keystone doctrinal manual, FM 100-5, Operations, the terms quick, decisive victory is now an integral part of doctrinal lexicon. The introduction of this important phrase indicates the Army's...