Fifteen thousand U.S. paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division stood on the parade field for Division review. The Battalion Commander called us to attention and gave the command "Eyes Right". The Division Commander rolled by standing in the...
The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) History is one to remember. Some people may ask what the 508th PIR (Red Devil) is and why is it important? A brief look back into time will answer these questions.
The 508th PIR was activated on February...
This monograph examines General J. Lawton Collins' career and argues that his command style was characterized by technical and tactical competence, the practical ability to lead from the front and sound judgment. This monograph examines these key...
The purpose of this paper is to answer two questions. The first question is: Is it feasible to use airborne forces to penetrate enemy airspace and to conduct a vertical envelopment to affect deep operational maneuver? If it is feasible, what are...
In February 1942, the War Department established the first Airborne [artillery] Test Battery to conduct experiments and determine the feasibility of parachute field artillery. In just over a year's time, the notion of airborne field artillery,...
Records the role of Armor in assaulting the Normandy beaches and expanding the beachhead; and also to present conclusions and recommendations relative to such employment.
Based on the construction of detailed combat narratives and the application of current U.S. Army leadership doctrine as the assessment methodology, this study conducts a leadership analysis of three Distinguished Service Cross-winning battalion...
General Matthew B. Ridgway’s astonishing ability to visualize a military campaign matured based on his leader development, the lessons that he learned from failure and from personally mastering operational art. During World War II, Ridgway...
World War II saw the development of airborne operations and airborne warfare to the point where an airborne operation- that is, the forces and techniques of which it is composed and their use- could be looked upon as an additional weapons system of...
Interprets the actions of the 90th Infantry Division by presenting several conflicting points of view. Portrayed by the CGSC as a "problem division" during its initial combat operations during World War II, it was thought to suffer from a lack of...
Joseph R. Beyrle was a second generation German-American born in Muskegon Michigan. During the depression, his family lost their home and moved in with his paternal grandmother. Since his grandmother spoke only German, he became fluent in the...
This monograph examines the relationship between reconnaissance and the application of operational art. The operational artist requires reconnaissance to arrange tactical actions in time, space, and purpose to achieve an overarching strategic...
Tiempo de retrospectiva. LT COL Daniel Arancibia Clavel, Ejército de Chile
De las playas de Normandía al bolsón de aliase-Argentan: evaluación de la planificación de los Aliados en 1944. Russell F. WeigleyVietnam: cómo era en...
Pickett, Mark A.; Pickett, Christopher W.; Brewer, Sean M.; Swaine, David N. ;Janos, Gerv Ai
Haines Competition Finalist Papers, Class 55 Nonresident Sergeants Major Course U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss, Texas.
When GEN Ralph E. Haines established the Sergeants Major Academy in 1972 he intended it to be the capstone of the...
Pickett, Christopher W.
Pickett, Mark A.
Brewer, Sean M.
Swaine, David N.
Gervai, Janos
Thesis Statement: The initial success of the Allied campaign in Normandy was the result of a unified command and the ability for the combatant commanders engaged on the ground to freely maneuver his force.
Discussion: The ability for the Allies...