The purpose of this monograph is to provide a definition of operational fires, illustrate the concept with historical examples, and highlight doctrinal implications for the command and control of these fires. Operational fires are distinctly...
The conduct of war throughout its evolution has become increasingly complex, especially given the range, accuracy, and lethality of modern weapons systems. In order to maximize the contributions of firepower within the overall operational concept,...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine how operational pauses can be best sequenced in order to minimize the effects of culmination on the AirLand Battle battlefield. This study focuses at the operational level and joint operations. My...
This monograph examines under what circumstances, if at all, an air campaign can achieve decisive results independent of other forces. The recent war in the Persian Gulf has given the research question its immediate significance. Given the...
The 1998 draft FM 100-5 does not adequately recognize air power. The manual does not adequately recognize air power because it does not address airlift, air space control, or air interdiction in a systemic or logical manner. These concepts are...
This study undertakes to examine the aerial interdiction activities conducted against the enemy railway system by United Nations' forces during the Korean War, June 1950-July 1953. It has three goals: (1) to compile a concise history of these...
From the Next War Series edited by Liddell Hart. A discussion of the future of air power, including a summary of air power in the Great War, air power doctrine, Douhet, and lessons learned in Abyssinia, China, and Spain.
This monograph addresses the concept of air operations and their relationship to campaigns. It determines whether air actions should be considered as operations or campaigns. The monograph first addresses the definitions of the terms “campaign”...
The Modern Army Combatives Program was adopted by the U.S. Army in 2000. The program is the culmination of a directive by the Commander of 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in 1995 to improve the Army's older and unused combatives program. Modern...
Air interdiction is a critical component on the modern battlefield, and an essential element of operational fires to the operational commander. It must bear a relationship to ground operations to be truly effective, but that relationship has not...
Department of Military Art and Engineering, United States Military Academy
This document details the United Nations defensive and offensive actions, the Chinese communist intervention, the first United Nations counteroffensive, and the Chinese communist forces spring offensive.
Railroads have played a key role in the conduct of war for well over a century. Few can dispute the contributions rail has made at the strategic and operational levels of war. Tactical use of railroads, however, is an entirely different matter....
Today's forces operate in the ever shifting and complex environment of intra-state and ethnic conflict. Marked by excessive violence and rising anarchy due to the disintegration of governing mechanisms, these conflicts pose new challenges to...
Historical Section, Headquarters, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
A series of brief studies covering the history and the principal tasks of air power in the Mediterranean by the MAAF and the accomplishment of each task.
The 1986 Joint Staff Officer's Guide, AFCS Pub 1, identifies seven military mission options available to national leaders as possible solutions to deal with international problems. Of these seven options, two specifically involve the use of a naval...
The following work is a study of the operations of medium bombers under the Twelfth Air Force during the period of 1 January 1944 through 28 August 1944 and presents a survey of activities, versatility of efforts, and demonstration of the decisive...
This manual sets forth the mission, functions, and a brief history of the Military Police Corps. It includes information as to authority, responsibilities, duties and equipment. Other agencies, both military and civilian, engaged in activities...
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."
Even though military might and tactics wins wars, success and failure of a counterinsurgency are influenced by cultural awareness, public perception, and Soldier survival because these critical factors weigh heavily on tactical success in achieving...
Delvalle, Rudy; Herrick, Hank; McPeek, Johnny; Ortiz, Andres; Stahler, Bill
Thesis Statement: Soviet miscalculations/under estimations of Afghan guerilla tactics were ultimately responsible for the Soviet failure and withdrawal from Afghanistan. War is an extension of world diplomacy and therefore requires careful...