Army aviation has grown dramatically in both size and breadth of activities since its inception in 1942. No comprehensive history of this growth has appeared. This monograph attempts to delineate the activities of Army Ground Forces (AGF), the...
Language competence has long been recognized as a required skill in the collection and analysis of intelligence. Previous experience in coalition warfare and current efforts at multilateral defense reveal the need for facility in other languages in...
Supplements Volume 7 of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the war of the rebellion. Contains information scattered across other volumes regarding the campaign. Contains reports ad correspondence found outside volume seven,...
Headquarters, Army Ground Forces, Office of the Commanding General
This is a brief report covering the world-wide activities of Army Ground Forces from its organization in March 1942 to the surrender of Japan. The table of contents includes: the American ground soldier; building the ground Army in the United...
A combined airborne-troop carrier maneuver was conducted in the North Carolina maneuver area in the general vicinity of Camp Mackall, North Carolina during the period of 24 September 1944 to 29 September 1944, inclusive.
A combined airborne-troop carrier maneuver was conducted in the North Carolina maneuver area in the general vicinity of Camp Mackall, North Carolina during the period of 5 January 1944 to 9 January 1944, inclusive.
A large part of all the history that has been written relates in some way to military operations. The history of the Civil War is useful in keeping alive the military interest of the present generation so that the next may have some civil history...
An old Soldier was asked, "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" wrote Ambrose (307). The old Soldier answered, "No, but I served in a company of heroes" wrote Ambrose (307). These heroes were a part of Easy Company, S06th Parachute Infantry...
As America's collective memory of the Second World War fades, popular history books and the entertainment industry have filled the knowledge gap with accounts from the European Theater. A resurgence in works focusing on the war in the Pacific has...
Early in the history of the Republic, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and the members of the subsequent Congresses understood that the President required power to execute the laws of the land. Under authority of the Militia Clause,...
Leaders and soldiers of the Army's future Objective Force will face an ambiguous and dynamic operational environment populated by a ruthless, adaptive enemy. Both the environment and the threat resemble those faced by Special Forces today. Like...
One might ask why combat trained paratroopers jumped into a forest fire instead of the fields of Germany. After all, this was 1945 and the United States was at war with Germany. The answer was simple. In 1945, the Army, along with the rest of the...
One might ask why combat trained paratroopers jumped into a forest fire instead of the fields of Germany. After all, this was 1945 and the United States was at war with Germany. The answer was simple. In 1945, the Army, along with the rest of the...
One might ask why combat trained paratroopers jumped into a forest fire instead of the fields of Germany. After all, this was 1945 and the United States was at war with Germany. The answer was simple. In 1945, the Army, along with the rest of the...
One might ask why combat trained paratroopers jumped into a forest fire instead of the fields of Germany. After all, this was 1945 and the United States was at war with Germany. The answer was simple. In 1945, the Army, along with the rest of the...
One of the critical variables in the successful completion of a military campaign is the functioning of an army's command and control system. In the American Civil War, a commander's primary command and control tool was his staff. Large Civil War...
The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) History is one to remember. Some people may ask what the 508th PIR (Red Devil) is and why is it important? A brief look back into time will answer these questions.
The 508th PIR was activated on February...