In 1926, Dwight D. Eisenhower was first in his class and an honor graduate of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. Eisenhower's year at the school was a formative period in his career and prepared him for many of his...
This work examines the problems associated with convoy operations in hostile territory and the means by which units can ensure they are ready to deal with an enemy ambush or assault. Included is a brief overview of the US Army’s experience in...
This study examines the processes by which the US Army sought to prepare itself for the future after the conclusion of the Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Cold War. It examines how, in the wake of major conflict, the Army "learned its lessons."...
The 3rd Infantry Division reinforced with numerous armor, chemical, medical, and ordnance units, was to land in the vicinity of St. Tropez and Cavalaire, Southern France; clear the enemy from the high ground, move rapidly inland and prepare to...
Nearly twenty years ago, as a new student in the Army's Command and General Staff Officer's College, Infantry Branch officers introduced to me the relatively newly codified doctrinal term "center of gravity." Throughout the "best year of our lives"...
This study represents a dedicated effort to draw attention to African-American units and service members over four major wars covering some 170 years. It was not intended to cover all aspects of African-American contributions to the freedom of our...
The Battle of An Loc was one of the most important battles of the Vietnam War. It took place during the 1972 North Vietnamese Spring Offensive, after most U.S. combat troops had departed South Vietnam. The battle, which lasted over two months,...
The Middle East is one of the most urbanized regions of the world, and growth continues at an unprecedented rate. With operations ongoing in the Middle East today, it is fitting that this inaugural study should focus on military aspects of the...
This is volume III of 30 volumes concerning the training and development of German General Staff officers. Volume III was completed for the Historical Division and includes information about the transition from the General Staff of the Imperial...
This is the Army Aviation depot plan, a plan for the assumption (by the Transportation Corps), of the responsibilities for depot storage and issue of Army aircraft items and depot maintenance of Army aircraft and secondary transportation air items.
The Ute Campaign of 1879 is a study of linkages. Major Russel D. Santala's work not only explores the threads of continuity between engagements and campaigns but also examines the relationship of government policy to one of the instruments of that...
This is a [draft] of a speech/presentation whereby the author tackles the subject of employment by the discussion of a tactical problem. He selects as the problem the general scheme and format of Exercise Swift Strike II held in South Carolina in...
For over 220 years the United States Army has been the defender of the Nation and the values embodied in our Constitution. That sacred bond of trust between the Army and the American people was brought into question on December 7, 1995, when...
US Army Section Military Assistance Group, Vietnam
It has become apparent that in the course of many recent operations large number of Viet Cong have not been apprehended due in large measure to the lack of appreciation by commanders of the importance of, and lack of troop experiences in, the...
This issue of Lessons Learned is a compilation of many facets of military operations which field commanders have judged to be important. The salient lessons learned contained have been selected form after action reports and other documents. Looks...
The purpose of this SOP was to enumerate those procedures which were unique to the 29th Civil Affairs Company and which were habitually used to accomplish routine or recurring technical and administrative matters. The procedures outlined in this...
In the internal defense of South Vietnam where the Vietnamese and their allies are waging war against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, another war of equal or perhaps greater importance is being waged concurrently. This second war...
Looks at, and assesses fundamental changes in America's fighting since the end of the cold war. Since World War II, it had been a primarily European-focused force of the Cold War, but has since moved to a more agile and complex power projection...