The Battle of Taji and Battle Command on the Move. Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Erickson, U.S. Army, Retired with Major General Raymond T. Odierno, U.S. Army; During the Battle of Taji on 16 April 2003, battle command in the 4th Infantry Division...
Volume III of three parts, contains description of naval operations and battles along the gulf coast, the Mississippi River, at Vicksburg, at New Orleans, at Mobile, and along the Red River. Appendix lists the vessels stationed at various...
This book is concerned primarily with the combat (or tactical) groups that were active during the Second World War. Although such groups had numerous designations, nearly all fell within four major categories: bombardment, fighter, reconnaissance,...
The purpose of this study is to tell the story of the involvement of the United States Army in the events surrounding the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. During a period of approximately seventy-five days a force of over 5,000 soldiers,...
The Illustrated War News was a weekly magazine during World War I, published by Illustrated London News. The magazine contained articles, photographs, diagrams and maps. This book is a compilation of issues from October, November and December of...
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This document was prepared in the historical section, public information division, United States Coast Guard Headquarters. This paper includes information about anti-submarine warfare, vessels, ship's histories, patrol and escort vessels, an...
The 51st Troop Carrier Wing in 1944 played a most significant part in operations both in the Mediterranean and the China-Burma-India theater of operations. This report presents a survey of their activities, showing the wide variation on the range...
This report "contains all pertinent information concerning the Navy of the U.S.S.R. available in the Division of Naval Intelligence. It covers the organization of the Soviet Navy, naval policy, personnel, tactics and operations, naval ordnance, an...
This manual is primarily a ready reference to assist the ground observer in aircraft recognition and identification. It provides information on current operational aircraft of the United States and foreign countries, which may be observed worldwide...
This monograph examines the culture of risk and uncertainty tolerance within the US Army officer culture. The author defines culture as the collective experiences, training and education among officers. The central research question is does the...
The American primary tank in the Second World War was inferior to its German counterpart for all but the final months of the war. The U.S. tank evolved and demonstrated its superiority to the world in Operation DESERT STORM in 1991. This monograph...
This thesis investigates the role the US Navy would have in the defense of Taiwan against the People's Republic of China. It also examines the capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army, Air Force, and Navy. This study portrays a People’s...
Military effectiveness is a common goal among military forces. But it is an ill defined concept. Two divergent theories cover the ground of military effectiveness. One looks at the interaction of social structures, whereas the other looks at the...
This monograph examines the considerations involved in maintaining a peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights. The examination is based on the assumption that Israel and Syria have reached an agreement concerning the Golan Heights and that the...
This study is an analysis of the air defense posture of the light infantry division under the constraints imposed by a two Vulcan/Stinger battery air defense battalion. The potential air threat facing the light infantry division is defined, and...