Gabel, Christopher R. (Christopher Richard), 1954-; Wilbanks, James H., 1947-
With the publication of Great Commanders, the Combat Studies Institute continues its mission of publishing CGSC Faculty scholarship and adding to the body of historical literature the thoughts and research of these distinguished Professors. These...
Nearly twenty years ago, as a new student in the Army's Command and General Staff Officer's College, Infantry Branch officers introduced to me the relatively newly codified doctrinal term "center of gravity." Throughout the "best year of our lives"...
The Arab Rebellion and British Counter-rebellion campaign of 1936 to 1939 in Palestine exhibited many features of modern insurgency and counterinsurgency. This thesis traces the British military thought and practice for countering rebellion as...
Recently the Economist magazine referred to the Arab-Israeli conflicts as "The Hundred Years' War" in its coverage of the Israeli Defense Forces' assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip during Operation CAST LEAD. Comparing this seemingly intractable...
In the years after invading Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military realized that it had a problem: How does a military force set the economic conditions for security success? This problem was certainly not novel--the military had confronted it...
Beginning in 2009, the United States and many of its NATO-ISAF partners dramatically raised their levels of effort in Afghanistan. The "Afghan Surge," as it came to be known, was most evident in the number of additional US and allied troops that...
This study analyzes the Chinese Red Army from 1927 to 1936 to determine how the Red Army survived attacks from external military forces and also successfully overcame the threats to its existence posed by changing Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...
In this October 2012 interview, MAJ Mark McClellan, US Army, Armor; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander for Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment in 2007 through 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ...
In this November 2012 interview, MAJ (CH) Robert Gresser, US Army, Chaplain discusses his deployment to Iraq as a brigade Chaplin for the 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division in August to November 2011 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ...
In this November 2011interview, MAJ Jeremiah Pope, US Army, Adjutant General discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as a detachment commander for 510th Personnel Services Battalion in 2005 through 2006 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...
In this November 2012 interview, MAJ Christopher McLean, US Army, Logistics discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander and deputy support operations officer for 299th Forward Support Battalion in 2006 through 2007 in support of...
In this November 2012 interview, MAJ Thomas LaFlash, US Army, Military Intelligence (MI) discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander for the MI company for 2d Brigade, 1st CAV Division, Blackjack Brigade in 2006 through 2007 in support...