Troops in occupied positions increase their combat effectiveness by works of an engineering nature called field fortifications. This manual describes field fortification methods and gives details of construction of entrenchments, emplacements, and...
Two main line railroads serve the city of Kobe. Most important is the Tokaido Main Line, which enters the city on the east, coming from Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. The Tokaido road is one of the more important rail lines in Japan, linking the...
U.S. Army direct and organizational level leaders faced challenges in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, which combined to create an environment permeated by ambiguity and replete with uncertainty. Although it may be impossible...
U.S. Army Field Manual 100-5, Operations (FM 100-5), the keystone warfighting manual, lists the culminating point as one of the three key concepts of operational design. It also states that the concept is applicable at the strategic, operational...
General Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Pacific
U.S. military activities in Korea included political, economic, and social involvement. In the political spectrum, government, legalities, and public safety are described. Economic topics included natural resources, commerce and industry, and...
U.S. military, Department of State, and Iraqi officials face many challenges moving a unified Iraq forward. This paper attempts to answer a critical question: Can local Iraqi grassroots councils facilitate a strategic endstate like achieving...
Uncertainty and confusion in warfare make decision making a challenge. Every commander must determine whether or not the information he has is valid or complete, and whether or not he should wait for additional information which may arrive at any...
Unit leaders contribute substantially to their unit's mission success or lack of success. For this reason, the Army devotes considerable resources to foster the development of leaders during unit training exercises. This handbook is designed to...
United States (US) policy towards North Korea has struggled to adequately address the US national security interests. Contrary to interests delineated in the US National Security Strategy, North Korea possesses nuclear weapons, demonstrates the...
United States Army forces have been stationed in South Korea since the signing of the armistice in 1953. The intent of the forces was to contain the spread of communism and provide the United States with a security arc to protect her western...
USSOCOM’s effective execution of operational preparation of the environment (OPE) is a critical component in the strategy for winning the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). OPE is a series of activities that seek to enable future operations by...
Verdun was to the 124th's first big test. William Thaw, the first NCO to receive an eventual commission, received the Legion de Honneur for his exploits over Verdun. Thaw piloted his Neuport through three enemy planes, withstood the attack, and...
War Department document no. 816, A.E.F. document no. 805. Includes description of gun and mount, gun crew duties, gun drills, battery commander station and duties, equipment, execution of fire, and tables of elevation, range and altitude.
Weekly intelligence summary of 14th Air Force operations over China during the weeks 2-8 August and 9-15 August and ground operations from 1 August to cessation of hostilities. Includes China's status of railroads, airfields, Shanghai, and...
What is success in war? Who defines success? A review of past theorists such as Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Jomini and Clausewitz along with modern scholars such as William Martel, Azar Gat, and J. Boone Bartholomees produces a model for understanding...
What was the supply and transport status of the main British Force in Mesopotamia during the operations to relieve Kut, and during the preparation for and the advance in 1916-1917.