From 1945-1950, the United States Army transitioned from a conventional force designed for maneuver warfare in Europe to a role, which supported the Air Force in their delivery of nuclear weapons. This secondary role emerged from strategic studies...
Historical examples are an expedient way to develop an understanding of operational art theory and concepts. A historical illustration of both operational success and failure is the Korean War. Several aspects of the Korean War remain relevant to...
In capturing the history of the world men record events about military battles in an effort
to preserve the lessons learned from each battle. Leaders study the insights and strategies behind
each battle as the years pass to gain insight and...
Looks at Operation Chromite from the perspective of the X Corps. Part I looks at the organization of the X Corps, the terrain, the enemy, the plan for the Inchon-Seoul Operation, a chronology of important events and the operations of the X Corps...
Military history is important because it gives you the basis how to complete a mission from an historical respective. Just because the present battle field is different for the reason that of technology and the way we fight, it all revolves from...
Berger, F. M.; Lenard, J. D.; Wallace, W. S.; Robichaud, R. S., Mize, D. M.; Norton, W. R.
The following battle analysis addresses the battle of Chosin Reservoir from 27 November to 11 December 1950 in northeastern North Korea during which the 1st Marine Division and some attached U.S. Army units fought their way out of encirclement by...
Berger, F. M.; Lenard, J. D.; Wallace, W. S.; Robichaud, R. S., Mize, D. M.; Norton, W. R.
The following battle analysis addresses the battle of Chosin Reservoir from 27 November to 11 December 1950 in northeastern North Korea during which the 1st Marine Division and some attached U.S. Army units fought their way out of encirclement by...
The United States Marine Corps developed Operational Maneuver from the Sea in the 1980s and codified it as a Marine Corps concept in 1996. In brief, Operational Maneuver from the Sea seeks to exploit the sea as maneuver space to defeat access...
Hergott, Allen; Tooson, Aubrey; Serratore, Tony; Spaeth, Gerard; Crawford, Steven
Thesis Statement. Failure to apply six Principles of War forced retreat of the X Corps at the Chosin Reservoir.
Discussion. The attack north of the 38th parallel called for use of the Eighth Army and X Corps. MacArthur's planners did not apply...
Mitchell, Alan
Harris, Charley
Stephens, Wayne
Taylor, Joseph
Thesis Statement: General MacArthur's Inchon landing was a success, but his pursuit of the enemy across the 38th Parallel was a failure.
Discussion: The amphibious landing at Inchon during the Korean War was one of the boldest military moves in...
When giants of warfare—the likes of Jomini, Mahan, the elder von Moltke, Napoleon, and Clausewitz—agree so universally on the importance of history to the military officer, one must take notice.
Their message is clear. Through the study of...