The defense of Aachen and the Stolberg Corridor, the LXXXI Corps (situation in mid-September 1944), their counterattack and stalemate, and the defense of the Lammersdorf Corridor and the West Wall are detailed.
The purpose of this thesis was to examine leading magazines and determine if they provided a balanced presentation of the military in terms of articles and excerpts published. The military affairs content of twenty-one general interest, large...
The purpose of this monograph is to investigate the effects of battle command on a conventional corps fighting in an unconventional environment. Battle command is a new doctrinal term describing how a commander leads his unit into an operation....
This monograph examines the Navy's Composite Warfare Commander doctrine, and attempts to determine potentially relevant adaptations for Army Force XXI tactical command and control. Initially the monograph conducts a detailed study of the Navy's...
The purpose of this monograph is to investigate each service's perspective of the battlefield to understand how those views can be integrated for maximum joint effect. Its thesis is that battlespace can be an enabling concept that facilitates this...
The purpose of this monograph was to illuminate information as both a resource and a process that deserves structured, coherent management at the unit level. The thesis is that lack of such management contributes to needless friction that degrades...
The essence of Cuba's strategic assessment comprises two phenomena. One is the diffusion of political power. The ruling elite is finding it increasingly difficult to control events to the extent that they once did. Power is shifting downward, being...
This study examines the impact adding a fourth rifle company would have on the light infantry battalion's ability to meet conflicting demands across the conflict spectrum. Since its activation, there has been considerable debate concerning the...
This monograph discusses the current value of tank destroyer doctrine based on the American experience in World War II. Tank destroyer tactical doctrine for defeating large enemy armored assaults has great utility for our modern force and dovetails...
The 1983 Beirut bombing marks a turning point for military commanders who must now continually assess force protection measures while involved in Stability and Support Operations (SASO). Since 1983, the United States military has participated in...
As the 21st century emerges, the U.S. will face threats that are more ambiguous and regionally focused than those found in previous years. This monograph seeks to determine if the U.S. military would be better prepared to conduct contingency...
This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of operational campaign design against an asymmetrical threat during the 1968 Tet Offensive. The focus is on conceptual elements of campaign design that are derived from theory, which incorporate the...
The past decade has witnessed incredible change in the stability of the world. The end of the Cold War completely changed the international equation. The standard Soviet template no longer dominates the threat model. Based on the decreasing...
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of Assistant Chief of Staff. G-2 Section
This is a weekly intelligence summary on European war operations, enemy dispositions, enemy capabilities, enemy supplies and transportation, economic notes and political notes, air activity, and sea operations.
This study assesses the utility of specialized units for Operations Other Than War (OOTW) as opposed to relying on conventionally trained Army units. The assessment is based upon three major sources. First, the thesis determines if there is...
The thesis from which this abstract is drawn develops a doctrine for defense of a major urban population center by division and larger units. The scope of the paper is limited to ground operations. The limited use of tactical special weapons and...
The art of war, as a distinct creative activity, emerged during the establishment of organized warfare sometime around the fifteenth century B.C. Since that time the art of war has changed remarkably little from a creative standpoint. As a form...