General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces
Names and locations of towns have been taken from French 1:200,000 maps, where available, and from German 1:100,000 maps, where necessary to complete the area. German names of towns are printed in italics if they are different from the French names...
This report has been compiled to furnish technical information concerning all phases of the Rhine River crossings in the First United States Army sector of advance. Sections include information on the capture of the Ludendorf railroad bridge, III...
The way the Bundeswehr as an organization collects, analyzes and disseminates lessons learned from its operational experiences is not only of utmost significance for force protection and effectiveness in missions but also gives critical indications...
The study describes the Civil Defense status in Central Europe and compares it with an 'ideal' Civil Defense model. All nations in Central Europe have organized a warning and alarm system; disaster relief and rescue organizations are operational in...
The purpose of this monograph is to explore the applicability of the model used by the Canadian Strategic Advisory Team to Afghanistan (SAT) as a potential model of a whole of government approach (WGA) applied in a multinational setting in order to...
Many US military operations since the end of the Cold War have ended improperly; the failure has not been due to a flaw in doctrine. Instead, senior civilian and military leaders have chosen to ignore or have neglected the complexities of...
In the Cold War era, massive armed forces were required, especially in Central Europe, to counterbalance the Warsaw Pact. As a result of the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact and the reunification of Germany, the security...
In 2004, the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr released a concept for the realignment of field grade officer development. The concept claims to respond to the requirements of the contemporary and future operating environment and attempts to ensure...
This monograph is meant to inspire military professionals to approach Prussian military history as a source of concepts with enduring relevance for modern armed forces. Reference point for the examination is the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) and...
The present situation in Afghanistan is not being resolved by the current U.S. strategic approach. Given the recent uptick in insurgent violence, the shift in emphasis with regards to Afghanistan, and the change in presidential administrations, the...
German Army Transformation will face a critical period after the structural "New Army" reform in 2010. Political and military directives charter the Army to adopt and create capabilities for mission success in the contemporary and future...
The problems in Afghanistan are not simple and there is no single solution. Indeed, the problems in Afghanistan are not limited to Afghanistan. Instead, the problems extend to all of Afghanistan's immediate neighbors as well as, among others, the...
Operational art, subject to a transformation of meaning over time, is today more a vaguely defined phenomenon than a clearly defined term. On the whole, the concept of operational art is the result of the hierarchical organization of warfare...
Economic development is not the primary field of expertise of the military. However, sustainable growth and security are interrelated and interdependent. Without sustainable economic growth, stability will be hard to achieve. Although the...
This book contains all known replacement units and lists their affiliations with units of the Field Army. Also includes sections on the replacement system and the known replacement units and affiliations of the ground organizations of the German...
Contains a series of essays on various military campaigns and operations during World War II and the Vietnam War. All of the documents illustrate both the historical interest of the officer corps and the variety of tactical situations that can be...
This study examines the validity of Clausewitz's conclusions about the defense on the future battlefield. It discusses the correctness of the adoption of Clausewitz's ideas in the operational manuals of the American and German Army (Field Manual...
After the 11 September attack, the United States and the international community helped to create an Afghan government that can serve its people. 10 years later there are significant shortfalls in the performance of the Afghan government. As the...