This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of operational campaign design during the initial US ground combat in the Vietnam War. The focus is on the linkage of national strategic ends with military means and ways from the Spring of 1965 through the...
Thesis Statement: The Battle for the Ia Drang Valley in October and November 1965 was not only a tactical pyrrhic victory for the North Vietnamese, but a strategic one as well.
Discussion: The Ia Drang Valley battle between American and North...
This study is a historical analysis of how encirclement operations have been and still are important offensive operations. These operations need to be given priority in planning and execution by the United States Military. Encirclement operations...
Albright, John; Cash, John A.; Sandstrum, Allan W.
These accounts of fighting in Vietnam are based on official U.S. Army records- daily journals, journal files, after action reports, interviews conducted soon after the events by historical officers in Vietnam, and upon interviews and correspondence...
Even though the function of the noncommissioned officer at the Battle of First Bull Run was not prevalent the battle was a success. The army did not utilize their noncommissioned officers to properly train and get the soldiers ready for battle, but...
It is of importance that military leaders and politicians understand the history of American military battles. By studying and understanding our past military engagements, we will have a better understanding of allowing battlefield commanders to...
Thesis: During the battle of Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam the effects of weather and terrain restricted offensive operations because it affects the timely employment of forces, command and control of forces, and the effective employment of weapons...
This essay will look at whether the U.S. military was prepared to execute its primary mission at the outbreak of hostilities in Korea and Vietnam. It will examine two case studies from the book America’s First Battles. The first is “Task Force...
The theme for this essay is taken from the book ‘America’s First Battles’ and focuses on how, and why the US military has repeatedly been unprepared to execute its primary mission at the outbreak of hostilities. Two examples are cited; one,...
Successful engagements with opposing forces must always be carefully planned prior to entering into the execution phases of projected conflicts. If senior military leaders fail to perform such processes, the results can always be predicted as...
How the Army prepares in peacetime, mobilizes for war, fights its first battle, and then adapts to the demand of conflict makes every first battle unique. History has shown that the United States Army has been repeatedly unprepared for the outbreak...
Today’s Army has gone through some incredible transformations since the end of the Cold War. Since then, the Army has struggled with Force XXI concepts, and more recently, the concept of the “Prototype Brigade.” This monograph examines other...
This monograph analyzes doctrine relating to the creation of Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR) and its role in providing direction to units in combat. It compares doctrine to theory to assess it's doctrine's applicability in the...
Today, thanks to resources like the internet, it has never been easier for the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) to study history. This is a good thing, because there has never been a greater need for the NCO to study history. The Army too has...
This monograph discusses the importance of cohesion to build an effective tactical unit. Historically, armies that have done well in combat have been cohesive units. This monograph investigates the components that produce effective cohesive units...
The introduction of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) drastically changed the mobility and firepower employed on the enemy in the Vietnam War. Innovations in equipment and advanced technology however were mired deep in the conventional tactical...
On 14 November 1965, 450 brave men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, were ordered to air assault into the Ia Drang River Valley. Their mission was to search for, and destroy the enemy. Military Intelligence reported two regiments of North...
Thesis Statement: The world views the US. Army as one of most technological armies on the earth; however, US. Army units have been historically unprepared to perform their primary fighting function during initial stages of combat. Historical...
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a disparity exists between the doctrinal missions an air cavalry unit trains for in peacetime and the missions it actually performs in combat. The study presents an overview of what cavalry missions...
Actionable intelligence can be defined as having immediately available the necessary
information that can be acted upon in order to deal with the situation at hand. As the Army is
placed in situations where lives depend on knowing as much about the...