This report is a summary of the operations of antiaircraft artillery from December 1941 until August 1945 against the enemy in the Pacific theater. Engagements with aircraft, protection to airfields, supply bases, and ground troops, combat service...
This document questions why the 11th Battalion, as part of the initial beachhead covering forces, failed to secure its objective during the landing on 25th April, 1915. There are two maps showing the movements of the 11th Bn.; the objective of the...
This paper is a narrative of the operations of the 30th Infantry during the Champagne-Marne defensive, and the lessons to be learned from the operation. Military leadership and communication are highlighted. There is a map showing the German plan...
This document is a study of the military operations of the 26th Infantry. The paper is broken down into a record of daily accounts of the attack. There is one map covering the operations of the 26th Infantry during the period 17-23 July, 1918.
This study discusses the lessons learned from the German operations during the Battle of Guise in World War I and the value of those for future military operations. There is a chronological list of these lessons, as well as the mistakes made by the...
This document is a critical analysis of the machine gun support of the 2d Division in the Meuse-Argonne. Topics include the enemy situation, the terrain, and the 2d Division plan for attack. The purpose is to see why and how the machine guns...
This paper discusses how each war of ancient and medieval times witnessed alterations in military formations, tactics and weapons. Radical change in weapons resulted in radical tactical changes, continually changing the organization of nations for...
This paper is a study of the operations of the 23rd Infantry, 17-20 July, 1918. Special reference is given to whether or not the sacrifice in organization and preparation for the attack in order to secure surprise and secrecy and rapidity in...
The study presents the capture by the Japanese in 1914 of the German concession of Kiauchau (which includes the city of Tsingtau), with special attention to the operations of the Japanese Expeditionary Force.
This document presents the operations of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade during the advance to, and the attack on, Beersheba. This is in conjunction with the 20th Corps, and the pursuit north to the vicinity of Junction Station during the...
The paper describes how the French armed forces had been organized, what the artillery included, what measures were taken to gain surprise, and the decentralization of command. The paper contains one map showing the arrangement of army artillery...
The method of presentation, as followed by Major C. A. Willoughby in his lectures on the Military Geography of Mexico, under the following general headings: 1.) Physical Geography, 2.) Human Geography, 3.) Political Geography, 4.) Economic...
The scope of this study includes 1) a condensed statement and explanation of approved regulations governing the cooperation of joint forces in coast defense, 2) a consideration of the nature of operations to be expected against our coastal...
This paper discusses the operations and organization of the 4th Division in the Aisne-Marne Offensive in World War I, as well as the operations of the 7th and 8th Brigades. Operations are also broken down according to dates, and actions of the...
Operations of the 5th Cavalry Division are broken down by date, and topics include dispositions for the attack and the British plan. This document contains three maps- British dispositions on 18 September (following the advance on El Afuhle to...
My assignment to A CO, 1-506, IN Regt. began November 23, 2004. The company just formed two months prior as part of the newly formed 4th BCT. In September, the BN became 1-506 Infantry, 4th BCT. After train-up and deployment to OIF, on February 2,...
The study focuses on the two years of the Mesopotamia campaign that showed the lack of foresight and proper planning, and over cautiousness of India, in the theatre to organize the lines of communication and base port. The immediate causes of the...
This document discusses military operations of the 15th Machine-Gun Battalion. Topics include events leading up to the operations (own forces, enemy forces, the terrain and its organization, and the operation September 12). There is also a...