Throughout history the use of fixed permanent fortifications has waxed and waned depending on the technology and warfare of the day. Several of the forward looking military writers have predicted an increase in the use of fixed permanent...
The following special bulletins contained in this document include: British tank operations in the vicinity of Arras, May 19-23, 1940; French tanks and armored cars; German chemical warfare and smoke; captured German regulations on recognition and...
This document describes meeting the Metz defense line, the fortified region of Metz, plan, deployment and opposing forces, pinpointing Metz, encirclement and entry, action in the north, and the march to the Saar for the XX Corps during World War...
Perhaps one of the most controversial theories proposed by the l9th century military theorist and historian, Carl von Clausewitz, was the proposition that the defense, not the offense, was the stronger form of war. This is the second of two...
This study examines current obstacle planning procedures to determine their adequacy for supporting the conduct of war at the operational level of war. The major premise of the paper is that obstacles can have a significant impact on military...
This monograph is a campaign study in the practice of operational art, as viewed through the prism of military theory. The following aspects of military theory are among those considered: center of gravity, decisive and objective points, deception,...
The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her...
History is replete with evidence of how change in political, economic, and social conditions forge alterations in a nation's military posture. Today, the forces of change are rampant, especially in NATO's Central European theater. Recent...
The purpose of this monograph is to describe the future road ahead for the US Cyber community in light of the recent technical and strategic developments in the state of cyber warfare. The paper began with a realization that cyber attacks have now...
This monograph introduces a model of defeat mechanisms that could help establish a common, useful framework for planning. Brigadier General (Retired) Huba Wass de Czege’s experience and study have shown him that three basic defeat mechanisms...
This monograph discusses the usefulness of a theory concerning only a small sector of ground combat. Using obstacles as a point of discussion, it seeks to determine how far down the benefits of theory apply. The paper begins by examining the...
This monograph discusses the concept of operational momentum as it relates to achieving and exploiting depth during offensive operations. Its purpose is to identify those elements which are essential to achieving and maintaining speed and mass...
This is the history of the Second Chemical Mortar Battalion in the European Theatre. It has been taken from the unit journal and written especially for both the former and present members of the battalion. Though it would be impossible to cover...
Ministry of National Defence, Historical Service of the Army
Without prejudging the official historical account which will be published in due time, the object of this pamphlet is to place the Belgian Army Campaign of May 1940 in its true perspective, in relation with the Allies' General plan of operations....
General Marshall has stated that a knowledge of the causes and the events leading up to the present war and of the principles for which we are fighting "is an indispensable part of military training and merits the thoughtful consideration of every...
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the battles which occurred in Western Europe during the period 10 May to 17 June 1940 in order to test the hypothesis, "The lack of adequate Command Control Communications in the Allied Armies was one of...
This study details the events of 10 May 1940 at Fort Eben Emael, Belgium, and the elements which led to the successful seizure of the fort by the German military. The central focus of this thesis is the following question. Was the use of emerging...
This monograph discusses the relationship between Force XXI and operational art. It develops a construct demonstrating the Force XXI concept of leverage in warfighting and applies technology and operational art to that construct. The goal of the...