The construction, attack, and defense of field works, with a particular emphasis on field fortification; includes an introduction to the science of general fortification.
Contains a description of the staff, army organization, the different branches of the service and their role in war, training, education, and troop formations and tactics. By a Prussian general. Translated from the corrected edition by permission...
In this interview, MAJ Robert Overgaard, US Army, Logistics; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Army Material Command (AMC) Brigade Logistics Support Team (BLST) Chief for 4th Brigade of the 1st Armor Division (AD) out of Fort Bliss, Texas in...
An orthopedic surgeon in command of the 274th Forward Surgical Team in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from February to August 2003, Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Richard Pope was tasked with providing surgical support to enemy prisoners of war,...
Accounting for religion and other cultural aspects of the operational environment continues to be a challenge for the United States military. The basis for this is scientific rationalism embedded in military problem solving processes. It is also a...
As the 1990s begin, the Cold War has ended and the US Army is reevaluating its role in a rapidly changing world. While the threat of global conflict has been reduced, in some ways the world is less stable. Threats to US interests are likely to...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine the factors necessary to conduct breakthrough operations. The categories of evidence that will be examined in this regard will consist of theory and military history related to successful breakthrough...
The purpose of this study to determine the viability of the IPB process as a decision making tool. In order for IPB to be of practical use in decision making it must reduce uncertainty in a timely manner. Today's fluid battlefield belongs to the...
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...
This monograph analyzes the Confederate Maryland campaign of 1862 in regard to several key concepts of military theory. As an operation involving extended effort and multiple battles, the campaign serves as a case study reinforcing the utility of...
The purpose of this monograph is to ascertain what missions are appropriate for Special Operations Forces (SOF) in a domestic setting under the auspices of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) and Homeland Defense (HD). Since 9/11 the...
As the U.S. Army continues to refine its operational doctrine, the performance of higher headquarters in meeting the requirements of that doctrine becomes a critical factor in the successful prosecution of modern war. This study examines the...
The mechanized task force commander contends with many factors that define his environment. To assist him in contending with this environment, he employs a command and control system consisting of personnel, communication, equipment, facilities,...
Since the dawn of the age of science, man has attempted to find in technology simple solutions to the difficult problems of warfare. Modern developments in information technology continue this history, offering to provide ways to simplify some...
One of the effects from the September 11th terrorist attacks was an intensified United States strategic partnership with the Central Asian states. Geographically, Central Asia is critical to the GWOT. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)...
Serves as a practical guide for officers of the Army of the United States in administering the "laws of war" and the application of correct legal principles to situations involving military government, martial law, and domestic disturbances.
Contains a comprehensive description and evaluation of the Japanese capacity to wage chemical warfare. Comparisons of knowledge, techniques, materiel and procedures to those of the United States on the subject.
Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Military History
In wars involving vast land masses in which the available manpower of a nation is severely taxed it may be expedient and necessary to use "volunteer" forces. It is gathered from this treatise that the basic mistake of the planners was that no...