Rules and methods of military construction and fortification; includes observations on the Duke of Richmond's extensive plans of fortification and the new works he has been carrying on since these were set aside by the house of commons in 1786.
The purpose of this paper was to develop the most efficient assignment of responsibility for activation, training, and assignment of technical service units during World War II.
"This 1941 manual sets forth the nature, types, and purposes of aerial photography with its application to military requirements. The Air Corps functions with respect to aerial photography and the factors affecting the execution of these function...
An attack by the Warsaw Pact on NATO will probably be conducted with high speed armor thrust trying to encircle NATO forces. If encirclements are successful, aerial resupply will have to sustain the encircled units until breakouts or link-ups can...
From December 1, 2008 to January 9, 2009, thirty-two students from Staff Groups 16A and 16B at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) conducted an operational level study in order to recommend a course of action for the Afghanistan Campaign...
After a quarter century war, Afghanistan thrust itself into the spotlight by creating new
foreign policy with the intent of bridging Southern Asia and the Middle East with the West. The
official name of Afghanistan is the Islamic Republic of...
Historical Records and Histories of Organizations. After action report, 752nd Tank Battalion. 23 May 44 - 28 Aug 44, Oct 44 and Dec 44. Jan thru May 45.
After action report for the 85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Mechanized, 5th Armored Division, during August thru December 1944, February thru April 1945.
What caused the agricultural manpower shortage in World War II? Historians have proffered a variety of explanations that attribute linear causality to a handful of independent variables. No scholar, however, has attempted to study the manpower...
The Indian government is involved in the longest and most costly counterinsurgency campaign that is conducted by a nation state in modern history. The Kashmir conflict is complex and contains a conflict of interests with multiple players struggling...
This report presents armed helicopter tactics and survivability data that were documented and collected during counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam. Most of the data presented concern missions in which armed helicopters escorted transport...
Peterson, Evar P.; Bennett, William E.; Fletcher, Charles W.; Lewis, French G.; Shea, Gerald H.; Cleghorn, Rufus J.; Beaver, James F.; Diamantes, Thomas; Briggs, Richard F.
Looks at the operations of the Fourth Armored Division in the Sarre-Moselle area in the winter of 1944. Illustrates an example of when armored divisions should never be employed, if avoidable. It is hoped that better balancing of forces and better...
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
This volume was prepared for the purpose to make available the information on existing facilities at each advance base in the Central Pacific Area in June of 1945. The paragraph outline presents the following facts about the islands described:...
This Infantry School document contains reports by General Grant, Commander Henry Walke, U.S. Navy, and other commanders, generals, and officers during the Civil War. There are additional private accounts as well (i.e., from a member of a battery,...