Lecture delivered at the Royal Engineers Institute on 2nd November, 1905. Discusses the uses of armoured trains, the construction, equipment and garrisons of armoured trains, and the organization and administration of armoured trains,
Edited and condensed minutes of the Army Ground Forces Ordnance Conference held during the period of March 1-5, 1948. Discussions involve the principles of ordnance troop service, Officers Reserve Corps training, National Guard training, problems...
This newsletter highlights some of the operations and missions over the last several years where Army and Navy forces have operated jointly. This publication is primarily a compilation of articles and interviews published in professional journals...
Contains general information on artillery command, planning the attack, positioning, equipment preparations; mission support; barrage and bombardment; ammunitions; and advancement.
This paper focuses on the problem of the proper and probable employment with the introduction of the light, fast, fighting vehicle, whether called an armored car and manned by a cavalryman, or a tank and manned by an infantryman. The tank attacks...
This student monograph traces the early writings of B. H. Liddell Hart in order to establish a basis for evaluating his continuing relevance as theorist of war. Particular attention is given to that dimension of war now called the operational...
This paper discusses the effect of the Battle of Kernstown on McClellan's operations against Richmond and an analysis of why Jackson lost the Battle of Kernstown.
In his book Breaking the Phalanx, Colonel Douglas A. Macgregor raises important questions as to the future role of land power in the national strategy of the United States. Despite directing much of his discussion toward current Army corps/division...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine whether the measures of effectiveness used in Special Forces officer education venues are sufficient to address the operational requirements over a career in a holistic manner. Past education evaluations...
FM 100-5, Field Service Regulations, Operations, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. It contains the doctrines of leading troops in combat and tactics of the combined arms and constitutes the basis of instruction of all...
This volume contains information on the following topics: German Air Force, Royal Air Force, story of VIII Fighter Command, staff work at command and the planning of missions, enemy reactions, divebombing, and strafing, D-Day and after.
This document is a summary of the overall adequacy of water supply, water quality, administration and organization, use of substitute materials in supply practices, sources of water supply, and urban water supply in Germany.
The United States today manifestly lacks adequate civilian capacity to conduct complex operations--those operations that require close civil-military planning and cooperation in the field. Examples of complex operations abound and include...
The development of a clothing exchange and bath unit (of a mobile type suitable for use in a theater of operations), especially applicable to servicing the troops in combat areas, is the topic of discussion in this document.
Discusses the experiences of individual soldiers in combat. Covers several topics including: leadership issues such as leaders vs. inertia, discipline and trial by fire; normal operations including combat in towns, battalion attacks, fighting in...
The suggestions made in this combat lessons document are drawn from experiences in other theaters of operation. The great combat lesson learned from every operation is the importance of leadership. Topics include leadership, normal operations,...
In this combat lessons document, topics include information on leadership, replacement orientation, river crossing suggestions, the story and song of Rodger Young, patrol pointers, how not to patrol, photo-orientation methods, engineering...