This paper examines the ability of the Indian Army to conduct the operational art of war. India's size, geographical location, and increasing world economic importance will make her a more influential member of the world order in the next several...
This study addresses the growing importance of the Indian Ocean Region to the littorals and non-littoral states including the super powers. After the departure of Great Britain from the area it remained neglected till early 70's when the oil...
Commercial firms have operated on the battlefield in support of combatants since antiquity. This monograph examines the efficacy of current US Army doctrine and practice for contingency contracting. The Army's contingency contracting program is...
Pakistan came into existence on 15 August 1947 by popular demand of the Muslim community in India, for the division of the country into the two states of Pakistan and India, comprising the predominantly Muslim and Hindu territories respectively....
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The World Factbook is a guide to country profiles containing fields including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
The emergence of social media platforms as a means of communication and information sharing marks a fundamental change to how societies interact. This new form of media played a formative role in the organization of mass uprisings and...
This monograph analyzes the Indian experience of Operations Other Than War (OOTW) in Sri Lanka, a large, tropical island off the southern tip of India. The Indian Peace-Keeping Force (IPKF), a reinforced division, deployed to monitor a cease-fire...
This monograph examines the feasibility of cross-attaching heavy and light forces for the conduct of offensive desert operations. Cross-attaching heavy and light forces is not a new concept, but current U.S. Army doctrine in this area is shallow....
This study is an historical and doctrinal analysis of the tactical use of the reverse slope defense by light infantry forces. It centers on examining the effectiveness of the technique in shaping the battlefield and enhancing the survivability and...
This monograph is an examination of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS). It describes the international relations theory of constructivism, which is focused on the role of normative structure in the actions of a state. Normative...
This document is broken down into three sections. Part one addresses the general setting and situation, summary of Second British Army plan, the planning and preparation of 30 Corps, outline and organization for movement, and a summary of 30 Corps...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
The Kashmir problem is the oldest unresolved issue on the UN agenda. The present popular uprising in the Indian-held Kashmir has redeemed a forgotten cause; and the nuclear testing by both India and Pakistan sprung the issue back on the...
Part 1 of 2. General von Kuhl's Genesis, Execution, and Collapse of the German Offensive in 1918 represents a special edition of the author's report which he rendered as professional expert to the German Parliamentary Committee of Investigation of...
This is volume I describing Japanese and German forces in World War I. It is broken down by chapters discussing the cause of the war, an outline of the Japanese plan for operations and the progress of the campaign, Battle of Shin-men-shan and of...
On June 5, 1944 the Fifth Army began their advance to the Arno River in pursuit of the remnants of the German Fourteenth Army. This history details their advance through August 15, 1944.