In recent years, global players such as the United States, the European Union (EU) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have noted Africa's growing strategic importance to their respective interests. Among those interests is the increasing...
Nearly every armor force in the world has fielded, is fielding, or is designing a 3-man tank. This paper deliberately steps away from the purely technical argument associated with this effort. It seeks to find out if the United States Army is...
The Department of the Army decided to re-structure the combat divisions into modular, brigade units in order to better address the difficulty inherent in fighting a long war on terrorism, while simultaneously providing combat units to OIF and OEF...
Governments attempting to counter insurgent threats often lack the authority, influence, and control to counter these threats, creating what some have described as 'ungoverned' spaces. A number of governments seek alliances with non-state armed...
The post Cold War era has seen an increase in international violence and internal conflicts ignited by nationalism, separatist ethnic groups, and religious fundamentalism. As the world's only superpower, the United States has been pressured to...
“German General Staff Officer Education and Current Challenges” examines the institutional education of German General Staff Officers, as experienced by the author, and offers a “Conceptual Competency-Skill-Framework” for professional...
This study investigates Afghanistan influences in the Tajikistan civil war. Ongoing conflict in Afghanistan overlaps the Tajikistan conflict developing after the USSR's 1991 breakup. The Tajikistan civil war includes elements of ethnic, religious...
Journal of Amphibious Group Two regarding the planning, assault, operations, naval gunfire, air support, aerology, communications, damages, and ships roster of the naval operations for the invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II. Includes...
Before the landings on MINDANAO were wade, aerial
photographs and guerrilla intelligence wore the chief sources of available information concerning the island.
On August 7, 1942 the 1st Division reinforced by the 2d Regiment of the 2d Marine Division stormed and took Tulagi, Cavutu, and the area of Henderson Field on the Guadalcanal.
The purpose of the entire self-study process is improvement through a structural evaluation. Writing a self-study in glowing terms while glossing over weak areas fools no one, most of all a skilled team of accrediting experts.