This document is based on a study made by the French General Staff immediately after the armistice. The first section discusses basic principles: decisive character of tank action; the tank as a strategic rather than tactical weapon; theory that...
Dooley, Scott R.; Humphrey, Mark; Jindrich, Edward S.; Williams, Edward J.
Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) places a greater emphasis on joint war fighting than at any other time in its history. Fighting together as a joint force is not new concept as the United States Army and Marine Corps share battle space, and...
The role of the Armored Force and its components is the conduct of highly mobile ground warfare, primarily offensive in character, by self-sustaining units of great power and mobility, composed of specially equipped troops of the required arms and...
This monograph examines a looming gap in the Army's inventory. After April 1997 a strategically deployable airdroppable lightweight armored vehicle to support early entry forces will not exist. The decisions to terminate the Armored Gun System...
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 monograph analyzes the ability of two proposed engineer organizations to adequately support the future Force XXI Division. Examinations of four historical case studies determine engineer support requirements for division operations. The U.S....
This monograph discusses the current viability of the Light Armored Cavalry Regiment as the designated cavalry regiment for contingency force operations. As force projection is now the strategy of the United States, it is especially important that...
Schmidt, Jim; Marshall, Michael; Girouard, Ted; McCabe, Bernie; Nazar, Steve; Collins, Gene; Fanning, Norm; Foux, Bob; McDuffie, Mike
The breakout from the Normandy beachhead and the subsequent pursuit of German forces which came to a temporary halt at the West Wall took place from 6 July - 12 September 1944. The operation was characterized by rapid, independent operations...
Documents the study to establish by review, interrogation and critical evaluation the doctrine of Armor and the policies affecting equipment equipments and development in order to provide an authoritative Armor policy statement to all agencies of...
This manual covers the tactical employment of the armored reconnaissance platoon and company of the armored reconnaissance battalion and the armored regiment. Many of the fundamentals set forth are applicable to the reconnaissance and liaison...
This study examines the concept of battle command from a modern historical perspective. It analyzes the decision making and leadership displayed by Lieutenant General Franks during the planning, preparation and execution of Operation Desert Storm...
This manual covers the tactical employment of the light and medium tank battalions both as part of a larger force and when acting independently. It is designed as a guide only and does not lay down a set of inflexible rules. Each tactical situation...
Since the end of the Second World War most modern armies have been conventionally structured and equipped to fight high intensity conflicts against like armed nations. Congruently, there has also been many low intensity conflicts in which similarly...
This study is an analysis of the decisiveness of Israeli small-unit leadership on the Golan Heights during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. What allowed the Israeli brigades on the Golan Heights to defeat an Arab coalition that launched a surprise attack...
December operations of the Third U.S. Army divided themselves into two phases: the pursuit of the enemy in his continued retreat into Germany, and the enemy's Ardennes offensive which by the end of the month Third U.S. Army's slashing flank attack...
This monograph examines the relationship between physical forces prevalent on the modern battlefield and the causes inherent to US armored battalion failure since World War II. Given the complexity of today's battlefield in terms of technology,...