The 1629th Engineer Construction Battalion, along with a number of other construction battalions, was organized for the purpose of furnishing support to combat operations in all theaters of war. This is a presentation of the 'personal' history of...
Contains scientific principles and theories of ordnance and gunnery including the following topics; metals and armor plate, naval rifled guns, manufacture of naval guns, breech mechanisms, gun mounts, turret mounts, sights, semi-automatic guns,...
From March through November 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, Major Kevin Lovell served as program and project manager for the counternarcotics and police programs as part of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Afghanistan...
CSM Phillip Johndrow served as the Command Sergeant Major of Multi-National Force - Baghdad in Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this July 2010 interview, CSM Johndrow discusses the surge and its...
The purpose of this thesis is to examine if the United States government considered the voluntary services of World War I African American combat soldiers during the interwar years and determined them to be combat multipliers for future conflicts....
This study is a partial biography of Major General Ernest N. Harmon, focusing on his military career from his West Point graduation in 1917 to his assuming command of the 2nd Armored Division in1942. When Harmon attained division command in July...
The American Civil War was a cornerstone event for the Irish in America. Their participation proved their duty to Union and Confederate causes, increased their acceptance in American society, and hastened assimilation. While the Irish participation...
The history of the 6th Division, written in 1919 by the G-2, includes the organization and training before deployment, movement overseas and final training, operations of occupying Gerardmer and the Meuse-Argonne, post-Armistice activities, return...
This monograph was one of a series prepared by the faculty of the Quartermaster Corps School dealing with the operations of the Quartermaster Corps during the World War. It reveals some of the lessons learned of the World War on the subject of...
The United States entered "the war to end all wars" seventy years ago, but much may still be learned from a study of that vast military and diplomatic experience. Accordingly, the Center of Military History is now bringing back into print a series...
The United States entered "the war to end all wars" seventy years ago, but much may still be learned from a study of that vast military and diplomatic experience. Accordingly, the Center of Military History is now bringing back into print a series...
The United States entered "the war to end all wars" seventy years ago, but much may still be learned from a study of that vast military and diplomatic experience. Accordingly, the Center of Military History is now bringing back into print a series...
The following report is divided into three principal parts dealing with background information, money and credit institutions in 1939, and developments since the invasion. Part I reviews briefly the development of currency and banking institutions...
The purpose of this text is to provide the Army with a factual record of the measures taken to offset personnel losses during the various periods of American military history. It begins with the foundation for the replacement system laid during the...