American military doctrine and professional literature in the past decade have stressed maneuver warfare and the operational level of war. This monograph traces the evolution of maneuver theory and its conceptual opposite, firepower theory, and...
This monograph is an effort to stimulate thinking and discussion on a theory of peace for the United States of America. American national security and military planners currently develop strategic, operational and tactical concepts primarily based...
This monograph examines whether current U.S. Army river crossing doctrine is adequate to meet the unique challenges of tomorrow's battlefield. Under the Air-Land Battle Future Concept (ALB-F) the future battle-field is expected to be highly...
During war leadership is the supreme test of a commander. Leaders at all levels attempt to accomplish their missions while preserving their men. The nature of offensive operations places an additional strain on leaders and entails a certain amount...
This monograph focuses on the geographic component of the contemporary intelligence process at the operational level of war. The concept of coup d'oeil, the intellectual capacity of military commanders to evaluate geography and apply that...
The purpose of this study to determine the viability of the IPB process as a decision making tool. In order for IPB to be of practical use in decision making it must reduce uncertainty in a timely manner. Today's fluid battlefield belongs to the...
This monograph analyzes whether dislocation theory is an appropriate military theory for the Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) to use in developing its warfighting doctrine. It argues that the IBCT’s unique mission, force structure, strengths,...
This study analyzes the concept of simultaneity developed by Russian military theorists, V.K. Triandafillov and M. Tukhachevskii, for application at the operational level of war with respect to non-linear full-spectrum operations. The study begins...
While hundreds of volumes exist on the Gettysburg Campaign, most examine the battle’s tactical framework and focus on the activities of brigades and regiments. However, of more interest to the serving military professional may be an analysis of...
This monograph establishes a theoretical foundation for stability operations doctrine. It defines a tactical approach to ‘limited warfare’, applicable across a wide range of stability scenarios, with the hope that the reader will gain a higher...
Since 1989, the US Army has taken part in many operations that are something other than war. Peacekeeping or Stability and Support Operations (SASO) have abounded for U.S. Army forces. In each operation, tactical commanders used U.S. Army doctrine...
This volume is a sequel to Tactical Principles and Decisions. It comprises a series of studies, for the General Staff School, on the tactical and strategical handling of corps and an army. The purpose of the studies contained herein is to place...
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
This study is a historical analysis of the Chickamauga Campaign from the perspective of ordnance logistics. It focuses on the two major arms used on the Civil War battlefields, namely shoulder-fired arms and field artillery. First, this...
Contains a biography of Sam Houston and his involvement in the Texas War of Independence and creation of the Republic of Texas. Includes a bibliography and index.
Henry Bouquet, a professional Swiss officer, served in the British Army from 1756-1765 in the 60th or Royal American Regiment. Bouquet's service to the Crown involved his participation in three major campaigns in North America. During 1758 Bouquet...
This study examines the US principles of war to see if they are potential candidates as the foundation for a timeless and universal military theory. Each is compared to similar fundamental statements made by past military theorists to ensure it is...
This monograph examines the contemporary environment of military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) and explores key issues that the US Army must resolve to improve its ability to conduct major operations in urban environments. From the...
This monograph compares the Polish and Russian actions in the Battles of Warsaw and their subsequent impact on the development of operational thought. Although the Battle of Warsaw was overshadowed by events of the events of the two World Wars, the...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine if current and emerging doctrine adequately defines and describes CCIR so that it can be a usable tool for future battle commanders. The monograph first analyzes the doctrine for the use and...