Peterson, Evar P.; Bennett, William E.; Fletcher, Charles W.; Lewis, French G.; Shea, Gerald H.; Cleghorn, Rufus J.; Beaver, James F.; Diamantes, Thomas; Briggs, Richard F.
Looks at the operations of the Fourth Armored Division in the Sarre-Moselle area in the winter of 1944. Illustrates an example of when armored divisions should never be employed, if avoidable. It is hoped that better balancing of forces and better...
This paper attempts to consolidate and categorize the extensive literature available that relates to US Army military hand guns, and to provide analysis of that information for future studies and decisions. My literature search reveals that the...
This study investigates the use of native forces in counterinsurgency (CI) operations in order to determine effective and ineffective employment roles. This study reviews the effective employment and the effective use of native forces in CI...
This paper presents the author's views regarding the center of gravity, a concept which has created a surprising amount of disagreement among people studying operational art. The problem seems to stem from differences in interpretation of Carl von...
Office of Chief Quartermaster, Head Quarters, European Theater Operations, U.S.A.
This report consists of the Class I plan for an operation on the continent and appendices A-L referred to in part I. It includes the logistics of status of supply, planned use of rations and supplies, bakery, coffee and refrigeration plan, supply...
Presents the basic principles which should govern the assignment of research and development responsibilities among the technical services. Outlines national organization for research and examines the evolution of principles and policies in...
This document offers information on the testimony of witnesses, gives extracts and supporting documents, military characteristics, and details of report and implementation of War Department Equipment Board report on armor.
The purpose of the following study was to secure from a panel of German experts a critical analysis and evaluation of the United States Army basic tactical doctrines as contained in the field service regulations (FM 100-5) on operations. Chapters...
This paper discusses the beginning of signal communications and the trend of the military mind toward radio and the provisions and use of radio in the army.
This paper discusses the powers and limitations of motor and animal drawn transport in supporting the infantry at the front line with respect to roads, maintenance, and possible employment. Included is a report of motorization tests of 34th...
This paper discusses the application of the power of arrest, search and seizure by civilians on a military reservation and the relation of cession of jurisdication to the United States in these cases.
This document is a study of the formation of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, the B.E.F. According to the author, the purpose of the paper was to set forth in considerable detail the story of this determined host which endeavored to force its will on...
This study is an historical analysis of the military preparations made by the Dutch from the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany in 1933 until the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. The impact of Dutch history, national...
As a result of the fall of the Government of South Vietnam in the spring of 1975, more than 100,000 refugees fled that country. The majority of all refugees under United States control were processed through Camp Orote, an interim refugee center on...
"Truppenfuhrung", the most important manual of the German Army, is the German Field Service Regulations. The present edition was published on October 17, 1933. This document was "secret" until November 1, 1935, when Part I was released. This is...
Memorandum for the assistant commandant for a course at the Army War College, 1931-32 "Summary: In view of the facts stated there is a strong probability that the next war will be based on maneuver. Consequently the force best suited to its...