This monograph presents a method for military planners to operationalize an adversary's culture during conceptual planning. To present this methodology, the monograph asks the question, is a Western way of war distinctly different from a...
This study discusses how the carrying capacity of the railroad was increased up to ten trains daily each way by September 1905 to move over one million men and supplies to the war front.
This paper questions whether the Russians have a clear cut and comprehensive early plan for operations near Liaoyang, and what influence did the Trans-Siberian railway have in the Russo-Japanese War, which began in February, 1904. The document...
The United States' military power and capabilities are singularly enabled by unequaled sustainment capability and reach of our transportation and logistics systems. The current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are highlighting an emerging trend in...
This paper discusses the Trans-Siberian Railway, its capacity at the beginning of the Japanese-Russo War, 1904, and its probable influence in the war. Topics include the carrying capacity of the railway, construction, the inadequacy of railroad...
This paper describes the Russian forces’ plans for operations during the Russo-Japanese War. Topics include the Trans-Siberian Railway (and its important influence on Russian strategy throughout the war), early events and plans, strategical...
This paper discusses the importance of the railway during the conduct of war. The carrying capacity of the line, loads possible, planning and construction problems, operations on the railway, and maintenance issues are revealed. The conditions of...
Office, U.S. Secretary, Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...