This monograph discusses the complex relationship between intelligence and operational planning from the perspective of a World War II combined and joint operation, Operation Market-Garden. Operation Market-Garden was the largest airborne operation...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
It was the desire of the President, the Secretary of War, and the Commanding General, AAF that a solid record of the experiences of the Army Air Forces be compiled. This is one of a series of studies prepared as "first narratives" in the projected...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
This narrative has been prepared as a contribution to the history of the Army Air Forces in World War Two. It details the genesis of an American tactical air force in the United Kingdom, establishment of the Ninth Air Force in Great Britain, the...
The USAAF responded to the requirement to keep China engaged against Japan by conducting two distinct air supply operations, a tactical air supply mission to Burma and a strategic air supply effort over the Himalayas to China. The tactical air...
This document contains maps and sections on messages received (and who they were from) along with action taken from March 29, 1942 to July 31, 1942 during World War Two. Sections are in chronological orders, and plans are listed, as well as 'other...
The book Infantry in battle by George Marshall was the inspiration for this book which has been written to reflect its own times, not Marshall's. The thirty-six chapters that follow have been chosen to reflect changes in the military art since...
In the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Husband Kimmel was relieved of command of the United States Pacific Fleet and forced into retirement. Eight official investigations were conducted to determine his accountability for...
USAF Historical Division, Air University; Taylor, Joe Gray
This monograph covers the development of United States Air Force night operations through World War II in detail. It gives brief treatment to the period between wars, and treats of night air operations in Korea through 30 June 1952. It details...
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...
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...
Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and...
The study explores the utility of employing airborne forces at the operational level of war in a mid- to high intensity environment. It first examines the theory of airborne warfare and the evolution of the airborne idea from pre-World War II until...
In its 130 years of service to the US Army, CGSC transitioned numerous times as an academic center of officer learning. In its early years, the Applicatory School of Cavalry and Infantry, was known derisively as the "kindergarten" where lieutenants...
This is the fourth in a series of interim reports published by Heaquarters Army Air Forces. The original material was prepared by historical officers of the First Allied Airborne Army and the IX Troop Carrier Command, and by a committee of officers...
This monograph presents the complex story of Army transportation in a theater environment for the use of the Transportation Corps in planning future operations, procurement, and training, and for the general information of military authorities. It...
This document contains maps and sections on messages received (and who they were from) along with action taken from August 1, 1942 to October 31, 1942 during the Second World War. Plans are listed, as well as 'other action taken'; sections are...
Contains a series of essays on various military campaigns and operations during World War II and the Vietnam War. All of the documents illustrate both the historical interest of the officer corps and the variety of tactical situations that can be...
This is a critical examination of the combat glider as used in World War II. This study uses the Market-Garden airborne invasion of Holland in 1944 to determine whether the glider was cost effective as a system of airborne assault. Cost...
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...