This publication brings up to date the original history published by Colonel Elvid Hunt in 1927 and revised by Captain Walter E. Lorence in 1937. It contains a chronology of events from 1937 - 1951.
This paper presents a demonstration of the failure to appreciate the necessity of exhaustive logistical planning in peacetime preparation for war and of providing the means necessary to execute such plans, and to show the unsoundness of unbalanced...
This is a history of the 85th Infantry Division. It gives a brief overview of the early years, details training for the Second World War, the Gustav Line, the second phase, the drive on Rome and to the north, between attacks, the Gothic Line, and...
This monograph examines the utility of amphibious operations as a form of maneuver at the operational level. With the U.S. Army restructuring from a forward deployed force to a combat ready contingency force, forced entry operations become...
This historical study investigates the military effectiveness and combat power of Civil War balloons. The categories inherent to military effectiveness include timeliness, accuracy, usefulness, operational considerations, and logistics. Limited by...
This paper will focus on the First Bull Run or the Battle of Manassas (its Southern name). The purpose of this paper is to provide historical background information to set the conditions, describe the battle in detail and then discuss the...
On July 21, 1861 the army of the United States of America (the Union) and the army of the Confederate States of America met for the first major encounter of ground forces of the Civil War or the War Between the States. Approximately 25 miles...
Mitchell, Darrell; Phillips, Tanya; Rice, Quinton; Fischer, Maurice; Tompkins, Robert
Thesis Statement: Superior forces did not compensate for poor leadership. During the Battle of Chancellorsville General Lee dominated over General Hooker despite being tremendously outnumbered. Discussion: The Battle of Chancellorsville was one of...
One of the tools available to the counterinsurgent when devising a campaign is the interdiction of the insurgent’s movement of men, materiel, and money at the border. This thesis examined three case studies of border interdiction in insurgency:...
In December 1908, all the flags in the commonwealth of Massachusetts were flown at half – mast in tribute to SGT. William H. Carney, who died on Dec 8. Never before had this honor been paid to an ordinary citizen and African American; but...
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and end of the Cold War the United States Army’s role in Europe has changed and will continue to change more and more, thus having a significant impact on not only the Army, but also the European continent as a...
The transformation of the United States Army in Europe will have an impact on the future of U.S. forces on the continent. The restructuring efforts will produce five major and two minor basing areas for Soldiers in Europe. The smaller footprint...
The purpose of this study is to tell the story of the involvement of the United States Army in the events surrounding the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. During a period of approximately seventy-five days a force of over 5,000 soldiers,...
Discussion of France. This section covers north central France, Brittany-Normandy, west central France, southwest France, northeast France, east and south central France, Mediterranean France, Corsica and includes a list of tables.
This Civil Affairs handbook on France details the country's social and geographical backgrounds. Part I highlights the land- both geographical and demographic divisions. Part II discusses the people of France including population statistics and...
Discussion of France. This section covers the country, farm holdings, agricultural labor, agricultural machinery and fertilizer, principal crops, livestock, food supplies including pre-war supplies and wartime production and supplies, rationing,...
This document describes Hungary's general characteristics including topography/climate/soil, land utilization, land ownership, farm productivity, general productivity, general economic condition of farmers, self-sufficiency, farm organizations, and...