The recent transformation in the Army to a more expeditionary modular force, focused on brigade combat teams (BCT), has brought with it significant challenges to the engineer regiment. The simultaneity called for in the Army’s operating concept...
The primary question this thesis aims to answer is--did the Studies and Observation Group (SOG) covert and clandestine operations contribute significantly to the Vietnam War effort? The scope of research is an examination of SOG operations...
As America's collective memory of the Second World War fades, popular history books and the entertainment industry have filled the knowledge gap with accounts from the European Theater. A resurgence in works focusing on the war in the Pacific has...
Gutierrez, John B.; Suri, Frank T.; Carland, Richard L.; Million, Will T.
“Military institutions and their needs (not women’s needs) determine women’s role in the armed forces” (Skaine, 1999, p. 45). Despite various roles in the military of the past, women have earned a more prominent role in current military...
Current DOD and Army policy needs updated to define combat and collocation of women in operations and direct combat on the battlefield. The policies are not clearly understandable. Vague terms, the changing battlefield in the war against terrorism,...
An elusive enemy that uses the noncombatant populace as an effective defense creates, over time, a growing ethical dilemma within the Army between self-preservation and strictly following laws and regulations and causes a cascade of effects. A...
Gutierrez, John B.; Suri, Frank T.; Carland, Richard L.; Million, Will T.
"Military institutions and their needs (not women's needs) determine women's role in the armed forces" (Skaine, 1999, p. 45). Despite reduced roles in past militaries, women have earned a more prominent role in current military operations with...
Even though military might and tactics wins wars, success and failure of a counterinsurgency are influenced by cultural awareness, public perception, and Soldier survival because these critical factors weigh heavily on tactical success in achieving...
MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968--1973, is the second of two volumes that examine the Vietnam conflict from the perspective of the theater commander and his headquarters. It traces the story of the Military Assistance...
The study begins with a general overview of the years following the Korean War through the Vietnam War. The overview examines the changing political landscapes, the events that helped to change doctrine, and the tactical changes that affected the...
Future thinking, decisive decision-making, and leadership provide the foundation for the analysis of battle command in theory, doctrine, and history. Classical and modern military theorists make the commander the central point for leadership and...
Some decision makers and analysts believe that increased networking and technological advances have increased a commander 's span of control, thus allowing for an elimination of the US Army 's corps echelon of command. Aside from span of control...
This monograph approached Lieutenant General James M. Gavin as a military theorist and explored his influence as the Army transitioned from World War II to the Cold War. Gavin's theory of future warfare required an army with capability in atomic...
This paper examines the role played by sanctuaries as they relate to irregular warfare in two conflicts. The first case study looks at the United States' efforts to defeat the advantages gained by the Viet Cong (and later the North Vietnamese Army)...