This study is a General Staff analysis and record of the most important operational details of the XIX Corps' successful attack on and penetration through the "Siegfried Line". Topics include a description of the Siegfried Line, plans and...
This mimeographed manuscript was submitted to the Historical Division, War Department, as required by W.D. Circular 64, 1945. It was prepared to make available an accurate digest of important facts concerning the sixty-one divisions assigned to the...
This report covers the operations of the XXIV Corps, 77th and 96th Division staff operations and the G-1 and G-2 sections from the dates of 1 April to 13 April 1945 as well as a conference held on 8 March 1945.
Research conducted on the impacts of C3 force integration is reported. An introduction is provided into the numerous challenges facing the Army division level Signal officer in the 1990s. The challenges emerge from the consecutive modernization of...
This report contains the technical results of tests conducted on the various parts of Japanese balloons that have been submitted to the Technical Air Intelligence Center for examination.
Young, Reginald M.; Brenci, John; Jones, Jr., William H.; Lunceford, Rosie M.; VIep, Stacey
The Army must link senior enlisted promotions to civilian education. The history behind the Army's desire for a more educated service dates back almost as far as the Army's birth. As early as 1778, the Army's leadership identified education as one...
This is a handwritten paper based on an oral history interview with Oscar Martinez, Vietnam Vet. It is thirteen pages long. Written by: Vernon L. Klinger, USASMA Class 29. Gleaned from the larger narrative, the information here focuses on Mr....
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
While recovering back in the US from five gunshot wounds incurred during an April 2003 firefight in Afghanistan, Major Gregory Trahan had to relinquish command of his company (which was still in theater) and was planning, upon returning to duty, to...
This monograph considers the suitability of a Special Forces Group (Airborne) headquarters to command and control Army maneuver and support forces across the breadth of operations other than war. The monograph accepts that the light infantry...
The Objective Force Unit of Action operates in a significantly different command environment. It is called “execution-centric command” and it relies on information superiority. The commander uses superior situational understanding and the...
In both historical and contemporary practice of operational art the concept of balance appears to be of significant consideration. We are instructed in FM 100-5, for instance, to "" ... throw the enemy off balance .... "" (p , 27) The histories of...
Since Mexican President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels in December 2006, more than 35,000 Mexicans have died due to narco-violence. This monograph examines whether the various Mexican drug trafficking organizations are insurgents...