The purpose of this essay is to analyze cases of disobedience during twentieth-century military history as a means of addressing a number of issues. Why do soldiers disobey? What are their motives for disobedience? What is the legitimacy and...
The decentralized command and control system required to execute AirLand Battle Doctrine presents a significant challenge to tactical leaders. Incapable of predicting the critical place on the battlefield or occupying multiple vantage points...
This study investigates the problems that might occur, when combining units of two nations in bi-national corps. The study focuses on three new corps of NATO's Main Defense Forces: a U.S.-led U.S.-German corps, a German-led German-U.S. corps, and...
The growing dependence of the industrialized nations on the South Atlantic area, whose value was sufficiently proved during both world wars, increased considerably the importance of this strategic region to the security of the West, since through...
If the United States expects to win a land war in Europe against the Soviet Union, the Army must be prepared to fight on the high technology battlefield. Every battle practice in our existing doctrine needs critical examination to assure...
Approval to use nuclear weapons in some future war may require careful planning. One of the National Command Authority's concerns in the event of another war in Europe is collateral damage resulting from nuclear weapons use. The United States Army...
Department of the Army pamphlet 20-255. The German attack on Poland precipitated World War II, making the Polish campaign one of particular significance to the student of the 1939-45 conflict. The lessons learned by the German Army in its...