A tactical study of chapters I and III, by author, Major Petibon, translated from French with annotations by General Gamelin concerning the division in a withdrawal and the division in the attack in a combined offensive action.
From March 2003 through June 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Ty Wilson initially served as the assistant operations officer for 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, and then mid-tour assumed command of the squadron’s...
In 2006-2007, Major Diego Davila of the Puerto Rico National Guard served as the assistant team chief for an embedded training team in Zabol Province, Afghanistan. In this interview, he discusses his predeployment training at Camp Shelby,...
This essay is meant to explain the importance of the study of military history. It is based on facts that I have read about and experienced through several deployments and twenty two years of service to the US Army. I have always felt that the...
This is an adequate study that considers the active antiaircraft defense of an infantry division moving at night. It includes consideration of the division moving by marching and by motor transport and general considerations of the antiaircraft...
This paper addresses light artillery that must always move to be able to support the infantry with its fire power. The question is can it always be done with horse transport?
This paper describes the infrastructure and development of a bare base environment to be implemented in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Due to the sensitivity of operations, I will only discuss concept of support to operations and how...
This paper discusses the antitank role of light artillery in the World War and the capabilities of the modern tank. An observation is made of the French 75mm gun as an antitank weapon, other weapons available for the gun defense and the tactical...
This paper is a comparison of three types of prime movers in the transportation of the division light artillery, with a view of pointing out certain advantages and disadvantages possessed by each type. The types so considered are (1) the...
This paper presents the advantages and limitations of motorization under existing conditions, the trend of development, and the lines along which experimentation should be conducted.
This study illustrates the fact that the French are well aware of the potential danger of hostile attack aviation. Definite steps in the protection of French population have been hampered in the past by the lack of funds but the (1934)...
This study presents the air force as the maneuvering force during war time and, considers the capabilities of modern aircraft, including the methods of its employment in future wars.
Translated November 1917, By the Army War College from the Manual of the French Artillery School of December, 1916. This book is intended for use as a practical manual for heavy artillery battery officers. Theoretical discussions are given in...
What were the conditions that lead to the selection of the Gallipoli Peninsula as the landing place for the allied British and French forces; how were the landing beaches determined; what landings were undertaken; what factors aided or hindered...
With the prediction of the horse and mule as a means of transportation for our Infantry, this study looks at the historical record and reviews what has been learned. What is the present development of motor-drawn transportation? Is it capable of...