Historical examples are an expedient way to develop an understanding of operational art theory and concepts. A historical illustration of both operational success and failure is the Korean War. Several aspects of the Korean War remain relevant to...
This study on public health and sanitation in Bulgaria contains information on the country's social and economic background, public health administration, medical institutions and personnel, social insurance, public assistance, control and...
The World Factbook is produced annually by the Directorate of Intelligence of the Central Intelligence Agency. The data are provided by various components of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Bureau of the...
The Jedburghs consisted of three man allied teams trained to conduct guerrilla warfare in conjunction with the French Resistance in support of the allied invasion of France. These teams consisting of French, British, and American men comprised of...
This monograph addresses what operational level military factors enabled the North Vietnamese Army to defeat the former South Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War's final campaigns of 1975. The Vietnam War covered the full spectrum of conflict...
The monograph's purpose is to explore the importance of the endstate, its degree of clarity and its effect on protecting national interests. It also investigates the importance the endstate serves in reducing friction within military forces. It...
The end of the cold war has resulted in renewed United States interest in the challenges of Third World countries that may require U.S. involvement. This monograph examines the role and capabilities of the unified CINC in nation assistance....
Changing doctrine to keep pace with the evolving world situation is imperative. The U.S. Army is updating its operational doctrine by rewriting FM 100-5 Operations. The authors of the new doctrine have attempted to balance necessary change and...
Conference topics include special troops, military police, graves registration, cavalry reconnaissance, intelligence, defense, security, administration, personnel assignment, war dogs, and the general organization of an infantry division.
SFC Webster Anderson's story is an example of one Non-Commissioned Officer's contribution to battlefield success. It seemed nothing could stop Webster Anderson, not North Vietnamese troops, not the loss of both legs and a hand. Until the end, Army...
On June 6, 1944, Allied Forces conducted a mission known as “Operation Overlord” that would stun the German Army who at the time occupied Normandy France. American Soldiers and their allies risked their lives in this operation to liberate the...
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...
In June 1920 the cost-conscious Congress grouped all enlisted soldiers into seven pay grades (E-1 through E7) without regard to job or specialty. In the process, the position of sergeant major was eliminated, and master sergeant (“enlisted man of...
As the Noncommissioned Officer Education System continues to grow, the NCO of today combines history and tradition with skill and ability to prepare for combat. He retains the duties and responsibilities given to him by von Steuben in 1778, and...
I was a Platoon Sergeant in Bravo Battery, 5th of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery, 11th BDE, Ft. Bliss Texas when I deployed to Ali Al Salem Kuwait. Reflecting on my long journey and career, I have voyaged on many expeditions throughout the...
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...
This monograph examines what the author believes should be the critical first step in operational planning, defining and determining the end state. The operational end state is determined by an understanding of the strategic or political aim, and a...
This monograph sets out to prove that Geoffrey Blainey's theory about a disagreement over relative power between nations explains the causes of the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. Blainey describes the diplomatic crisis leading to war 'like a crisis...