Offers problems and solutions and criticisms of each in the proper deployment and mapping of military forces. Problems are divided into two sections, battalion and lesser, and brigade. Subjects cover patrols, advance guard, outposts, river...
This document deals with the methods of instruction used in problem solving part of courses taught in the military, particularly in regard to wargaming. The author tries to explore the feasibility and desirability of increasing the amount of...
This monograph studies how a theater commander communicates his vision and intent throughout a complex, diverse, multilayered, and multicultural organization. The monograph first focuses on the theoretical underpinnings of communications in large...
This monograph analyzes current theories of intuitive decision making originating from the fields of psychology, cognitive science, political science, and management science. The monograph's objective is to determine whether these theories help...
This monograph examines the current state of ground tactical mobility in U.S. airborne forces. Our national leadership is currently reviewing the assignment of roles and missions of the armed forces. Down-sizing will require the Army to employ its...
Gives a view of the general functions of an army and of a corps, and the relative functions of the infantry division and the cavalry division. Book is an introduction to the course in Tactical Principles and Decisions, published in two volumes.
The recent U.S. military reorganization has led to the preponderance of forces being stationed in the continental United States (CONUS). The 1992 National Military Strategy (NMS) followed this reorganization. Force projection formed the centerpiece...
This monograph finds that the US Army's decision making process taught in its schools and branch courses relies too heavily on an iterative analytical method called the Deliberate Decision Making Process or DDMP. Within this process there exists a...
This monograph discusses the components and characteristics of decision-making that are necessary to achieve the tactical agility required in AirLand Battle. As one of the four tenets of AirLine Doctrine, agility - the ability to decide and act...
The aim of this book is to teach the principles of minor tactics by applying them in a practical way to the handling of small units, varying in size from a patrol to a regiment. Infantry regiments, infantry battalions, cavalry patrol,...
Hoffman Jr., John L.; Schumacher, James; Minnigan, Anthony; Fuentes, Edwin;
Thesis statement: Sam Houston's leadership and action led the Texas army to defeat the Mexican army at the battle of San Jacinto, 21 March, 1865. Discussion: During the early 1860's many colonists were drawn to Mexico to settle in the fertile lands...
This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Harold L. Hockenberry. It is dated: June 1, 1982. The audio version of this interview is also available through this archive. The interview was conducted by Harold G. Robbins, for the U. S....
This monograph examines the ability of a commander to gain a tactical advantage by taking actions which increase enemy stress levels. The psychological dimensions of the modern battlefield are examined to determine if factors exist which can be...
This study analyzes the impact of risk taking and risk avoidance by the opposing operational commanders in the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. General McClellan’s superior force lost this campaign primarily as a result of his...
For the twenty-first century Army to successfully operate in the dispersed and isolated battlefield of the future, soldiers must be highly committed, well trained, and led to successfully transition, without pause, across the full spectrum of...
Most important of the changes affecting today's Army, probably, is the manner in which the Army conceptualizes the performance of its primary missions-protecting and defending the Constitution and fighting the nation's wars. Current institutional...
This thesis will examine how Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) received their initial post-commission training beginning with the end of World War II and ending with the training program as of September 2008. Specifically, this thesis examines the...
This monograph considers the utility of constituting both a striking force and a supplemental tactical reserve when conducting a mobile defense. It considers the conclusions of a 1993 Combined Arms Command (CAC) study of the mobile defense which...
Change and innovation are issues that constantly confront an organization like the Army. During certain periods, the currents of change seem stronger than others. Today the Army confronts the Information Age revolution and a transition into a new...
This paper seeks to determine if the U.S. Army tactical information processing system is suitable for current AirLand Battle doctrine and future AirLand Operations. The pace of warfare has increased dramatically in the twentieth century, especially...