The threat of tunnel warfare and the adequacy of United States doctrine against such a threat are the focus for this monograph. Having to engage a contemporary enemy in a subterranean fight begs the question: Is our doctrine sufficient in...
This issue deals with operations against the Viet Cong (VC) tunnel complexes by US and Australian units in the III Corps area. Emphasis is placed on the problems associated with the detection and exploitation of “fighting” tunnel complexes...
This paper attempts to consolidate and categorize the extensive literature available that relates to US Army military hand guns, and to provide analysis of that information for future studies and decisions. My literature search reveals that the...
Globally, potential adversaries are building ever more complex, stronger, and deeper fortifications which are largely immune to the current United States weapons inventory. Advanced construction and design techniques coupled with technological...
Seeks to familiarize US advisors and other interested personnel with the Mity Mite portable blower and to relate an operation in which the Mity Mite was successfully employed to trace and flush a Viet Cong tunnel system and the lessons learned from...
Headquarters XXI Corps, Office of the Assistant Army Chief of Staff, G-2
Ever since news of Adolph Hitler's mountain refuge, his Eagle's Nest, on the 6,000-foot summit of the Kehlstein, came out of Nazi Germany, the world has been curious about Der Fuhrer's lonely mountain perch. This curiosity, deliberately stimulated...
This monograph contains specific details on the Operations Cedar Falls and Junction City which took place during the first five months of 1967 and were the first multidivisional operations in Vietnam to be conducted according to a preconceived plan.
This work is mainly made up of quotations from original orders, letters and reports, found in the official records of the Union and Confederate armies and relating to the supply of General Sherman's army during the Atlanta Campaign.
This monograph examines the implications for planning and conducting strike operations to achieve preemption of threats within the fundamentally altered post-Cold War security environment. The underlying premise is that doctrine and tactics based...
Introduction: I want to start with a statement. The smart pilot does not catapult in a tunnel. This statement helps me to draw a parallel between history: what dead guys did; theory: what dead guys thought; and doctrine: what we do not to be dead...
The United States employed large numbers of military working dogs as sentries, scouts, trackers, and mine detectors in Vietnam. In mid-1968 an epizootic occurred which threatened the working dog program and led to 250 canine deaths. Military...
This is the final report of the Fedden mission to Germany. The mission was to visit research departments and engineering works in Germany to earmark plant, equipment, books, etc. suitable for a college of aeronautics. Other investigations included...
The purpose of this lessons Learned is to discuss the Viet Cong construction of tunnels and a successful operation to destroy a tunnel system in Binh Duong Province. The VC make extensive use of tunnels to hide personnel and equipment. Often these...
Operational report for the period ending July 31, 1968 detailing operations of the 1st Infantry Division and the experiences of the unit engaged in counterinsurgency operations.
American Battle Monuments Commission; Center of Military History
This book has been prepared as part of the project of the American Battle Monuments Commission to commemorate in a complete and lasting manner the accomplishments and services of the American forces in Europe during the World War. Topics include:...
To encourage further research in the history of World War I and to fill a gap in the Army's historical documentation of that conflict, the Center of Military History has created a World War I series of publications consisting of new monographs and...
Looks at the importance of methodically searching out insurgents and materiel within villages without unwarranted injury to person or property, and with minimum risk to participating units. Too often Viet Cong successfully avoid destruction by...
This study investigates the contributions of the military working dogs in Vietnam to determine their significance to the United States' war effort. There is limited written history concerning the use of the military working dogs in Vietnam. The...