History of the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion in training and combat, prepared by and for the men who saw action with the battalion in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany.
The history of the 628th Tank Destroyer Bn. in training and combat, prepared by and for the men who saw action with the battalion in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany.
Looks at search and rescue, giving detailed information on search and recovery operations and what air personnel can do to increase odds of survival and rescue. Produced by U. S. Army Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG).
This lessons Learned is devoted to the details of the destruction of the VC infrastructure on Vinh Loc Island. This operation was conducted by the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile); Vietnamese (ARVN) combat units; and all available...
The subject of this discussion can be reduced to the question "can ships fight forts", and is limited to that part of the mission of coast defenses which apply to protection against naval attack. As a result of this study, the author believes there...
Hatlem, John C., comp; Hunter, Kenneth E., comp.; Phillips, W. Brooks, ed.; Bacon, Mary Ann, ed.
This volume deals with the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Middle East. It is divided into five sections: (1) North Africa and the Middle East; (2) Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia; (3) Italy: 9 September 1943–4 June 1944; (4) Southern...
This book deals with the European Theater of Operations, covering the period from the build-up in the United Kingdom through V-E Day. Its seven sections are arranged chronologically.
Hunter, Kenneth E., comp.; Tackley, Margaret E., comp.; Bacon, Mary Ann, ed.
The book deals with the Pacific Theater of Operations and is divided into six sections: (1) The Allied Defensive; (2) The Strategic Defensive and Tactical Offensive; (3) The Offensive—1944; (4) The Final Phase; (5) The China–Burma–India...
Accounts by General Sepp Dietrich and Colonel Joachim Peiper, Commander of the First SS Panzer Regiment, First SS Panzer Division, and their involvement in World War II, between 1939 and 1945. The account was written by them for the trial judge...
This thesis studies the depiction of military life and actions in war movies. The public’s perception of the military is shaped through a variety of means, one of which is the feature film showing at the local theater. The increase in population...
The thesis establishes the fall-out of the Afghanistan war (1979-89) on Pakistan's armed forces (PAF) as it affected their role in domestic politics and military capability. The study traces the background of the PAF till Soviet invasion of...
Department of Military Art and Engineering, United States Military Academy.
This three part account of the war with Japan details the Japanese strategic offensive, the Allied reorganization, the Allied defensive-offensive, operations (7 August 1942 to 31 December 1943 and 1 January to 31 December 1944), the...
We’ve read many books about military history, and heard many stories about military history, but what have we learned? We cannot expect the enemy to stop and wait for us to prepare ourselves for war. They have read the same books we have, and can...
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...
The modern tank was invented in 1916 as a means to mechanically overcome the stalemate of trench warfare brought on by the increased lethality of fires employed during World War I. Its introduction received mixed reviews among British leaders. Some...
This monograph discusses the importance of wheeled armored systems for the US Army's future force design. Operational ideas require future forces be designed for rapid strategic deployabilty high lethality, operational mobility, survivability,...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine how heavy-force field artillery brigades can be best employed tactically on the mid- to high-intensity AirLand Battle-Future battlefield. The study focuses on the adequacy of the four standard tactical...
This monograph examines a looming gap in the Army's inventory. After April 1997 a strategically deployable airdroppable lightweight armored vehicle to support early entry forces will not exist. The decisions to terminate the Armored Gun System...