The United States, upon ratifying the Treaty of Paris, extended its empire beyond North America. The Spanish-American War's successful termination resulted in the acquisition of Puerto Rico, the West Indies, and Guam; the liberation of Cuba; and...
These case studies analyze the US Army success in defeating Filipino resistance to American occupation using political and economic incentives combined with military actions and strict martial law. It includes studying the populations, the...
This study covers the system of supply and evacuation in Cronje’s forces from the beginning of the war until Cronje surrendered his entire force of over 4,000 men at the Battle of Paardsburg on February 27, 1900. There are sections on transport,...
This paper studies the qualities of leadership possessed by Sir Henry Buller, to what extent they were weakened or strengthened by cultural environment, and how he made decisions based on the events during the war.
This study discusses the employment of artillery by both British and Boer forces during the Battle of Colenso. The study includes the types of weapons/ammunition used and the artillery locations, as well as the units and their positions during the...
Counterinsurgency is the most common conflict that America engages in. From the Mexican-American War to the Philippine Insurrection and small wars of the early 1900s, the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) focused on sanitation, hygiene programs...
When are a nation’s security forces deemed self-reliant? Security force assistance (SFA) is one process of building or rebuilding a nation’s security forces. If the ultimate goal of SFA is producing a self-reliant force capable of responding to...
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) are
currently in their sixth and eighth years respectively. We seemed reluctant to apply the lessons
learned from past conflicts to implement new campaign strategies for our current...
COIN or counterinsurgency is an effective tactic to counteract an insurgency campaign. Insurgency and counterinsurgency operations have been waged long before recorded history. The United States initiated counterinsurgency operations in the...
This study includes the collected messages and circulars issued by Bell to his subordinate commanders and the text of the Army General Orders 100 which provide guidance in examining Bell's inner thinking and his view of the operation and his...
Dr. Millett offers a survey of U.S. military involvement in the training of indigenous security forces in the Philippines and the Caribbean Basin in the 20th century. Given the dramatic increase of these types of efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
The object of this book is to give as fully as possible the essential history of the Russian Navy in the past, a full and detailed account of the Navy as it is, and, finally, to include all those side questions which, though not directly naval...
Private Karl D. White was a member of Company K of the 32nd. He served with the unit from its formation in 1899, until his discharge in 1901. He kept diaries of his service time in three small notebooks. The diaries begin in October 1899, when...
The study questions whether the British failure at the Battle of Magersfontein was due to faulty leadership of Lieutenant General Paul Sanford Methuen. The strength and numbers of the force, plans Methuen considered, and his decisions are revealed.
Behind Friendly Lines: Enforcing the Need for a Joint SOF Staff Officer. Commander Steven P. Schreiber, U.S. Navy; Lieutenant Colonel Greg E. Metzgar, U.S. Army; and Major Stephen R. Mezhir, U.S. Air Force; The Global War on Terrorism expanded U.S....
Studying our military past is essential in benefiting our soldiers today. Though there are many battles of our past looking at the war in the Philippines, Vietnam and our current Global War on Terrorism provide some very important lessons. For...
The comparison of the present day Iraq war and the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) provide two similar counterinsurgency campaigns on what tactics and measures are effective in defeating an insurgency. Both Iraq and the Philippines had large...
Army leaders can learn valuable lessons from history. Understanding successes and
failures of past counterinsurgency campaigns is a critical element in planning current and future
operations of this kind. The Philippine insurrection and the United...
The Revolutionary War and Philippine Insurrection demonstrate the use of attraction and chastisement policies in counter insurgency and asymmetric operations; however efforts at attraction are most effective when chastisement efforts have been...
Counterinsurgency is operated as a combination of typical military operations which include many different avenues. Military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological and civic actions are all different facets of counterinsurgency...