U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Combat Studies Institute.
This study offers an objective narrative of the events surrounding the Battle of Wanat. Army historians recognized the need to better understand the Battle of Wanat and ensure those who followed learned from the experiences of the courageous...
Asks whether the present tri-director staff be continued or should the general staff system of A-1, A-2. A-3, A-4, with an executive be reconstituted as the standard type of staff organization for all branches.
AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; Williams, Howard D.
This history of basic military training in the AAF covers the six years from January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1944. The first chapter shows the peacetime accumulation of experience in planning, administration, training, and activation of replacement...
An orientation document covering the history of the theater, administration, general information, medical, intelligence, operations, communication, air-sea rescue, navigation and weather for the Pacific Oceans Areas.
The purpose of this study is to examine the doctrine for providing close air support to the field army in the North African., Mediterranean, and European Theaters of Operations during World War II. The study attempts to show the forces and events...
War is the outward expression of competition between complex adaptive political and military systems. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain comparative advantage over other systems and the environment. Greater...
This paper traces the development of close air support (CAS) by the United States Marine Corps in World War II. The study examines how the Marines started developing their doctrine in the 1930s and adapted their (CAS) system based on the outcome of...
This graphic survey of radio and radar equipment used by the Army Air Forces is intended to furnish authorized personnel with graphic and narrative data relative to description, electrical and physical characteristics, purpose, and tactical...
This graphic survey of radio and radar equipment used by the Army Air Forces is intended to furnish authorized personnel with graphic and narrative data relative to description, electrical and physical characteristics, purpose, and tactical...
An Air University documentary research study, part II of two parts, this includes establishment of the General Headquarters Air Force, the Air Corps and GHQ during 1935-1941, and autonomy for the Army Air Forces as well as appendices, bibliography,...
This monograph discusses the difference between both ground and air commanders who are subordinate to an overall theater commander. Although joint doctrine has evolved and improved, there are still differences between the two kinds of commanders...