Surgeons during the Civil War have been classified by soldiers from that time period as incompetent butchers. However, evidence of head injury cases from the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, and Petersburg, evidence suggests that...
This monograph addresses whether current doctrine adequately prepares armor and mechanized infantry forces to successfully conduct the final assault of a prepared position. Offensive operations culminate with actions on the objective, yet...
For the first time since its establishment as a nation, and following four successive victories against various Arab conventional armies between 1948 and 1973, Israel was forced to withdraw militarily from south Lebanon in May 2000. This thesis...
After the Korean War, development of the helicopter as a transportation and weapons system capability resulted in new doctrine and subsequent organization of the airmobile division. With this came a requirement for new fire support doctrine. Thus,...
This study discusses if the Russian forces had a definite plan for their operations, and why was it not forcefully executed, and what did the chain of command between the Czar and Kuropatkin have to do with these failures.
1st Infantry Division Operational Report for the period ending April 30, 1968. Covers Operation Lam Son, Operation Quyet Thang and Operation Toan Thang.
The purpose of this monograph is to inquire whether or not the traditional explanation of poor peacetime training and unit readiness is adequate to account for U.S. Army defeats during the first month of the Korean War. General histories of the...
This study focuses on the Soviet perceptions and decision making processes which influence Soviet reaction to US initiatives in modernizing or developing theater nuclear systems. Beginning with a discussion about the consequences of previous U.S....
The threat or use of chemical weapons is a likely condition of future warfare - including the early stages of war, to disrupt operations and logistics. We are living in an age in which potential adversaries, who lack the means to confront the U.S...
This study is an examination of historical data to determine if weather was the decisive factor of the Aleutian Campaign. The campaign was carried out early in World War II along the over 1,000 miles of the Archipelago. Island warfare made joint...
Thesis Statement: Military professionals must read and understand military history in order to reduce the application of past errors. Military history provides us a vast amount of information that we can use to base future decisions on. Mistakes...
This paper outlines a few aspects of SGM Kenneth P. Wilkinson’s career experience. I have followed an unusual and unconventional path to the rank of Sergeant Major. I am a veteran of three different services with a mixture of enlisted and...
The Battle of An Loc was one of the most important battles of the Vietnam War. It took place during the 1972 North Vietnamese Spring Offensive, after most U.S. combat troops had departed South Vietnam. The battle, which lasted over two months,...
Terrorism is a real threat to the lives of the citizens of the United States and of her allies. Osama bin Laden’s organization sponsored the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole which resulted in seventeen dead U.S. sailors, dozens of injuries,...
This monograph examines the feasibility of logistically supporting a heavy division-sized force conducting deep maneuver. Historically, deep maneuver forces have performed such missions as raids to cut enemy supply lines and command and control...
While it is no secret that Islamic terrorists utilize the internet, the assertion that the internet is a virtual safe haven more important than any geographical safe haven is rarely made. As a result of the expansion of the Internet capabilities...
Williams, George W.; Hutchins, Charles W.; Sanders, Donald A.; Ormond, Robert J.; Rhoads, Edwin M.; Danforth, Robert D.; Carey, Robert E.; Golston, Laurence L.
Following a penetration, an armored division with infantry divisions following can create such confusion and disorganization in the enemy's rear areas that what would otherwise be a costly and lengthy campaign can be less costly in casualties and...
The relationship of events in time is the essence of history. Chronology: 1941-1945 establishes the sequence of events from the time the first bombs on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 until the instrument of surrender was signed aboard the USS...