This study investigates the adaptation and purpose-built construction of the vessels used by the Federal government to conduct riverine warfare on the waters of the American Mississippi River drainage basin. The study concentrates on the...
This study investigates the role that Engineer Operations played in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. A background study and description is made of the structure, composition, capability, and employment of engineer officers and...
"The following brief history of the steps which have been taken, in this country, to organize a bridge equipage adapted to our service, will sufficiently explain the reasons that have induced the Board to recommend the system described in the...
The United States destroyer force underwent significant design improvement during the Interwar Period. The roles and missions of the destroyers evolved from WW I to the end of WW II, based on design and tactics improvements, as well as the overall...
Military History Section, Special Staff, Far East Command
Includes the Japanese navy chain of command, organization of the fleets, air fleets, submarine forces, naval ship divisions, monthly losses, and list of combatant, non-combatant and converted vessels.
This report "contains all pertinent information concerning the Navy of the U.S.S.R. available in the Division of Naval Intelligence. It covers the organization of the Soviet Navy, naval policy, personnel, tactics and operations, naval ordnance, an...
As described in the 2004 National Military Strategy, the US military must be capable of rapidly projecting military power to achieve full spectrum dominance over any situation or against any adversary in any theater. The US military projects land...
This paper chronicles the British naval supremacy, Force "D" to reach and land in Mesopotamia undisturbed. The operations of the naval forces in conjunction with an army on shore were successful only as the army was successful.
This historical study investigates why Union joint operations between army and navy forces on the Mississippi and other western rivers were effective. It examines the development of a joint doctrine at the strategic, operational, and tactical...
Volume III of three parts, contains description of naval operations and battles along the gulf coast, the Mississippi River, at Vicksburg, at New Orleans, at Mobile, and along the Red River. Appendix lists the vessels stationed at various...
This 1930 training manual on submarine mining includes the following sections: general principles of submarine mine defense; organization, command, and administration; description and operation of casemate and electrical equipment; submarine mine...
This study is a historical analysis of Union joint operations that occurred during the American Civil War in northeastern North Carolina. The study begins with a historical overview of joint operations then transitions into the events that occurred...
From the inception of the Near Term Prepositioning Ships (NTPS) in 1980 to the enhanced Maritime Prepositioning Force, MPF(E), and the Army Flotilla, the sea basing idea has been extensively explored but not yet achieved. The refusal of Turkey to...
This monograph describes U.S. Army riverine planning and operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the years 1966 through 1969. Particular attention is paid to significant trends or changes in riverine operations, and the study attempts to...
This study examines three primary questions: (1) What is the definition of network-centric warfare? (2) Are the military services implementing the network-centric warfare concept? and (3) Is the network-centric warfare concept a new theory of...
The US is currently involved in a counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq, and similar to the counterinsurgency campaign conducted almost thirty years ago in Vietnam, riverine warfare is an important part. Current riverine forces include the Navy’s...