The American part in the Buna-Sanananda campaign, in which Australian and American troops defeated "the invincible Imperial Army" of Japan, is the subject of this pamphlet. This campaign took place simultaneously with the action on Guadalcanal.
Historical Division, Headquarters European Command
This document gives examples of partisan warfare and describes historical events that took place from 1941 to 1943 in the Eastern theater of war. Included is the first clash with partisans, partisan fighting in subterranean stone quarries, partisan...
Report is an account of the participation of the American troops in the Buna Campaign. Historically, the campaign is important because it was the first victorious operation of American Army ground forces against the Japanese.
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 is an analysis and evaluation of Major General Nathanael Greene’s implementation of compound warfare in the Southern Department from December 1780 until the British surrender at Yorktown in October 1781. Major General Greene was...
Four examples of Russian tactical expedients taken from the defensive operations of the German XI Corps along the upper Donets River front in August 1943.
Compiled from a series of reports written especially for the Historical Division, EUCOM, by several former German generals. All of these officers had extensive combat experience during World War II, especially on the eastern front.
This paper is about the use of tanks under difficult conditions of terrain and weather and studies the use of how tanks were used under these adverse conditions on the island of Leyte. Chapters include a terrain study, Sixth Army operations, the...
The purpose of this guide is to present the essential tactical, technical and recognition data on weapons and equipment employed in the armies and security forces of the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. This volume discusses trucks, tractors,...
This is a [draft] of a speech/presentation whereby the author tackles the subject of employment by the discussion of a tactical problem. He selects as the problem the general scheme and format of Exercise Swift Strike II held in South Carolina in...
Discusses the experiences of individual soldiers in combat. Discusses Leadership in small units, normal operations, jungle operations and amphibious operations.
Commitment of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) to the war in South Vietnam in 1965 provided an opportunity to determine if the concepts developed in training and testing were valid in the environment and against the enemy of that country....
This study investigates the role that Engineer Operations played in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. A background study and description is made of the structure, composition, capability, and employment of engineer officers and...
This study evaluates Confederate cavalry operations 12 June to 3 July 1862, as a prelude to and as a part of the “Seven Days Campaign.” General Robert E. Lee's Seven Days Campaign succeeded in defeating a Union offensive aimed at Richmond,...
The Army of Northern Virginia built its foundation on bedrock regiments like the 44th Georgia Infantry. It is the collective battlefield performance by regiments such as these that gave the Army of Northern Virginia a reputation that few armies...