Values are developed in childhood and determine who a person is and what that person is about. Teenagers are influenced morally early in life by listening to their parents, going to church, attending college or other higher institutions. People's...
Values are the foundation of our organization, and leaders should follow them and make them more than just words in some Army Field Manual (FM). Values should not be compromised because of fear or career progression. The great institution the Army...
Vera Cruz was the first Amphibious Operation in American history. It completed the ~
Mission with not many casualties on either side; that was sue because the Mexian Army did not really resist the assault on the beach. Mexican casualties were...
Verdun was to the 124th's first big test. William Thaw, the first NCO to receive an eventual commission, received the Legion de Honneur for his exploits over Verdun. Thaw piloted his Neuport through three enemy planes, withstood the attack, and...
Victory is determined not only by what happens during a period of conflict but also by what happens after the fighting ends, during post-conflict operations. This monograph examines what joint military capabilities are required for post-conflict...
King, Benjamin; Dempsey, Martin E.; Combat Studies Institute (U.S.); U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
Victory Starts Here is the history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC's) 35 years as the architect of the Army's future. During the first years of the 21st century, "Transformation" became a new buzzword for the Army changing...
King, Benjamin; Dempsey, Martin E.; Combat Studies Institute (U.S.)
Victory Starts Here is the history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC's) 35 years as the architect of the Army's future. During the first years of the 21st century, "Transformation" became a new buzzword for the Army changing...
Vietnam proved to be a junior leaders' war, with decentralized control. Much of the burden of combat leadership fell on the NCO. Needing large numbers of NCOs for combat, the Army created the Noncommissioned Officers Candidate Course. The NCOs were...
Vietnam, the lack of a proper understanding of the cultural terrain resulted in the military moving
into action before knowing the full strength or capabilities of the Northern forces. In Iraq, the
lack of a proper cultural understanding resulted...
Viewing the genocide in Rwanda as a case study, the monograph asks whether an operational planning cell could have provided appropriate tactical direction and strategic-level guidance to the UN decisions-makers. The document provides a synopsis of...
Violence perpetrated by Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) increased dramatically in 2006 and continued to rise dramatically through early 2009. During this same period, Mexican DTO infiltration of U.S. cities skyrocketed. The increase...
Visiting Civil War battlefields offers unique insights into military operations, leadership, and men in battle. Fought in the wooded terrain of northwest Georgia in 1863, the battle began with a meeting engagement on 19 September that culminated on...
Volume II describes the key U.S. Government departments and agencies and nongovernmental and international organizations - their core competencies, basic organizational structures, and relationship, or potential relationship, with the Armed Forces...
Waiting for Godot in Iraq. F.J. Bing West; As the war in Iraq enters a period of uncertainty, a highly regarded former Assistant Secretary of Defense addresses the four biggest challenges facing our military effort.
War crimes and crimes against humanity are the worst unethical incidents that follow many military campaigns. Even though responsible countries frequently do not admit their role in atrocities, the reality is that civilian fatalities in war counts...
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 10, 1930. This provisional manual deals with the employment of large units in both open and stabilized warfare. It is assumed that the enemy is equal in intelligence to ourselves and that he is as well armed,...