An attack by the Warsaw Pact on NATO will probably be conducted with high speed armor thrust trying to encircle NATO forces. If encirclements are successful, aerial resupply will have to sustain the encircled units until breakouts or link-ups can...
47th Armored Medical Battalion, 1st Armored Division
After action report for the 47th Armored Medical Battalion, 1st Armored Division, during March 1944 thru May 1945, October 1942 thru January 1945, and June 1946.
Historical Records and Histories of Organizations. After action report, 752nd Tank Battalion. 23 May 44 - 28 Aug 44, Oct 44 and Dec 44. Jan thru May 45.
This is a little story about an American Hero, Alvin C. York. A man that set an example in life that should be emulated. He had high moral standards, and demonstrated courage, care for his fellow soldiers, and after the army he helped his fellow...
Winnicki II, Charles M.; McGlothen, Terry; Winnicki; Abernathy
Thesis Statement: The revolution of the anti-tank warfare from 1941 to present. Prior to the beginning of WWII the United States did not have effective anti-tank capabilities against the enemy. The U.S. constantly improved their systems in which we...
Although seemingly as antiquated as the horse cavalry, the lessons from the Apache Wars of 1865 to 1886 are still relevant to the US Army. Indeed, the US Army’s current occupation of Iraq is remarkably similar to the occupation of New Mexico...
This study is an analysis of how to apply the fundamentals of AirLand Battle doctrine to the tactics of company and platoon level maneuver units. The fundamental tenets and imperatives of AirLand Battle doctrine described in FM 100-5, Operations,...
Our government officials and combatant commanders have been challenged by a lack of timely and accurate actionable intelligence, and the results have often been characterized as intelligence failures. While some might argue that solutions to these...
No one can predict the future but you must prepare for it. The standing joint task force (SJTF) headquarters concept in the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) was an attempt to prepare for the future by establishing permanent SJTF headquarters...
This thesis examines the ability of the US Army's Ranger Regiment to generate combat power during forced entry operations. This study examines the National Security Strategy requirements for force projection and forced entry as well as those same...
Attached are several comments by various officers of tank battalions, tank destroyers, and tank companies which relate to various types of employment, enemy actions and to our own equipment.
The accompanying instructions for the care and cleaning of recoil cylinders of seacoast carriages, prepared in the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, are published for the use and information of the Coast Artillery.
The Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) is a significant part of the U.S. Army's planning process. The IPB is a methodical process that reduces the enemy and the environment into its component parts at an instant in time and finite...