This study is an historical analysis of the Chinese Communist intervention in the Korean War from the perspective of the intelligence available to General Douglas MacArthur prior to the Chinese Communist counteroffensive. It answers whether...
Historical examples are an expedient way to develop an understanding of operational art theory and concepts. A historical illustration of both operational success and failure is the Korean War. Several aspects of the Korean War remain relevant to...
Despite the vast research by Americans on General Matthew B. Ridgway's miraculous transformation of the Eighth Army during the Korean War, few studies have examined his operational approach, while contrasting it with General Douglas MacArthur's....
This monograph examines how AirLand Battle doctrine defines and utilizes the term initiative, and how initiative can be achieved at the operational level of war. It concludes that, while doctrine defines initiative as “setting the terms of battle...
Preston, Harley O.; Dennis, Wayne; Konigsburg, David; Folley, Jr., John D.; Wywrochi, Eugene H.; Allen, Marietta S.; Flanagan, John C.; West, Elmer D.; Shaycoft, Marion F.; Kahn, Lessing A.
The objective of this study is to examine the psychological effects of weapons fire. This paper deals with the effects of fire on Chinese Communist Forces and North Korean Army personnel, and undertakes to discover the relation between ineffective...
Describes the enemy activity, interrogation activity, psychological warfare, and guerrilla activity of the North Koreans during the period November 26-December 10, 1950 in the X Corps zone during the Korean War.
Beginning in the Korea War, through Vietnam and continuing with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, US forces have been involved in combat typified by close, sharp actions - often without the doctrinally prescribed firepower to support the...
This study examined the feasibility of a U.S. Army Collegiate Commissioning Program (CCP) as a supplemental method of officer procurement. The study assumed that any CCP will operate like the Marine Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) Program and used data...
The purpose of this thesis was to determine the adequacy of current U.S. Army doctrine relative to encircled units and breakout operations in view of the problems encountered by the 31st Regimental Combat Team, U.S. 7th Infantry Division, on the...
This document contains leaflets from the Psychological Warfare Section, Far East Command, Headquarters EUSAK, Military Intelligence Section, etc. After each of the illustrations is a page that describes the leaflet, the language, designation,...
Covers a period from 17 December 1951 to 20 June 1952. Discusses the movements and activities of the Republic of Korea's army on the west coast as recorded by 8242ND Army Unit reconnaissance. Digitized by the Military History Institute.
Describes the action during the Korean War in which the 9th ROK Division successfully defended Hill 395 for ten days against a Chinese Communist force of 33,000 men in the 38th CCF Army (corps) reinforced.
This monograph examines the conduct of operations of the United States' Eighth Army under the command of General Matthew B. Ridgway in the Korean War. During the period of Ridgway's command, from late December of 1950 through April of 1951, the...
This report addresses the viability of the concept of creating massive terrain obstacles, and whether our doctrine adequately supports the concept. It is written from the perspective of a maneuver planner focusing on mid and high-intensity...
As originally conceived, this publication was to be the vehicle of "lessons learned" in Korea. This publication is the vehicle of dissemination of "combat information". Actually, the fighting in Korea has provided few items that could be so...
This monograph examines how and why Soviet tactical artillery dominance threatens victory on the AirLand Battlefield. Soviet tactical/operational doctrine, as delineated in the 1987 version of Taktika, is offensively oriented, stresses combined...
Looks at activities of the General Headquarters, Far East Command and United Nations Command (GHQ, FEC/UNC) for November 1950. GHQ, FEC/UNC continued assignments connected with the occupation of Japan, military government of Okinawa, prosecution of...
This report is of X Corps activities against the North Korean Army, launched in September 1950, with the 8th Army executing a successful amphibious operation at Inchon, and ending at the Chosin Reservoir, just prior to the Chinese intervention....
Complexity theory has attracted considerable interest from operational artists in recent times. However, because it is still an emerging field, there are few -- if any -- historical case studies that show how complexity applies to military...
This study provides an analysis of the environment and enemy which the American infantry confronted during the Korean Conflict. These elements are analyzed with respect to their effect on a potential modern conflict involving light infantry against...