On 3-4 October 1993, a battle took place in the east African city of Mogadishu, Somalia that will long be remembered by Americans and definitely by the many Soldiers that took part in this historic event. On this day American ground forces would...
In 1803 Thomas Jefferson forewarned the nation of the strategic importance that New Orleans would play in the security of American when he said, According to (Carter III) Jefferson is quoted as saying, "There is on the globe one single spot, the...
The history of warfare is dotted by ruined tactics, ruined strategies, and ruined lives due to the failure to adapt to new technologies. The club, the spear, the arrow, and the sword were overcome by innovations. During the Civil War, NCOs relied...
This briefing will discuss the roles and responsibilities that Noncommissioned Officers typically assumed between the years 1775 and 1865. I will concentrate on the roles and responsibilities, but also look at how those roles and responsibilities...
The office of the Sergeant Major of the Army was created by the Army on 4 July 1966. It was created to help professionalize the NCO Corps and to thereby improve the Corps performance and responsibility. The Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)...
Cathy Williams was an African American woman who established a permanent place in history by becoming the only female to serve with the Buffalo Soldiers 38th United States Infantry. Cathy Williams' life began as a slave on a plantation in...
Sergeant Major Dibella Pierce served 30 years in the United States Army. Her quest to achieve one of the top senior enlisted ranks started with an enlistment in the Women's Army Corps and ended as the coordinator of the non-resident course at the...
About a month after the Civil War began Blacks were willing to join the Union Army and fight for this great nation. Frederick Douglas, who was a Black abolitionist, wrote a letter to President Lincoln asking to let Blacks serve. His request was...
The Nisei were the second generation of Japanese to call America home. This generation was both Japanese and American in attitude and cultural heritage. Many of the young Nisei worked alongside their parents on family farms, in storefront...
I have been fascinated with the American Civil War ever since I picked up my first novel on the subject. The novel was called "The Killer Angels" and it was written by Michael Shaara. It was historical fiction written about the Battle of...
The Civil War is the centerpiece of all historical issues involving the United States. The ultimate cause of the Civil War was simply human disagreement, which could not be, or rather was not resolved by nonviolent means (Basler 3). While the...
For more than 200 years men and women, civilians and Soldiers, have served the Army Corps of Engineers. In Peace, whether the designer of our nation's Capital, a dredge boat pilot in 1875, a lock master in the 1950s or an environmental engineer...
"The Slovak Armed Forces' primary responsibilities are the Defense of the country against all military threats, to potentially contributing to the full range of alliance missions, and for providing support to other national agencies against all...
What unit conducted America's first combat parachute assault, was the first airborne unit awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, and contained the first American paratrooper awarded the Medal of Honor? It must have been some battalion from the...
The history of 1 17th Calvary is long and distinguished, fighting in all conflicts dating back to 1866. On 1 September 1963 the 1st Battle Group 7th Cavalry was redesigned 1st battalion 7th Calvary 1st Calvary Division. On July 1, 1965, at Fort...
The contributions of the Medical noncommissioned officer (NCO) are numerable. Soldiers in the Medical Corps have served their country for years with little or no recognition. Doctors and medics receive recognition but what about the X-Ray and...
Volume II of two volumes, this narrative begins July 30, 1805 on the Jefferson River in Montana and follows the expedition from the Three Forks of the Missouri to the headwaters of the Columbia, back down the Yellowstone River and on to St. Louis. ...
Volume III of three parts, contains description of naval operations and battles along the gulf coast, the Mississippi River, at Vicksburg, at New Orleans, at Mobile, and along the Red River. Appendix lists the vessels stationed at various...
Contains a biography of Sam Houston and his involvement in the Texas War of Independence and creation of the Republic of Texas. Includes a bibliography and index.
Volume II of three parts, tells the condition of the navy at the beginning of the war and consists of the naval operations between Cape Hatteras to Cape Florida conducted in the sounds, rivers, and harbors along the Atlantic coast. Specifically...