During the first half of 1876 the Army conducted three expeditions against the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. The results of these three expeditions were: the first expedition destroying a small village, the second expedition being defeated in a...
There are literally hundreds of factions in various countries all over the world that support or have religious ideologies that are considered extreme. They are extreme because they conduct or sponsor violent acts and because they seek to undermine...
This study reviews leadership theory and application, and it assembles a heuristic model of leadership's macrocosm. It intends to inspire an appreciation of the broad spectrum of leadership styles and their varied effectiveness. Moreover, it...
This study examines the adequacy of the Military Decision-Making Press (MDMP) for use by Special Forces (SF) staffs at the battalion/group level while planning multiple and simultaneous operations. The research is prefaced by stating the MDMP, in...
A nation's ability to wage war is largely shaped by the preparations that it has undertaken in the period since the last war it has waged. The policies that support preparation for the next war are often forced to compete for resources against...
This thesis examines the processes and approaches that Africa (regional and sub regional bodies alike) should adopt to be able to manage conflict situations before they get blown out, or resolve them when they have escalated. The time when African...
This study explores maneuver warfare theory, naval tactics and if maneuver warfare influences or can be applied to naval tactics and battle. The concepts of attrition warfare and maneuver warfare are investigated. The study is presented from a...
The United States Army is focusing its future on researching, developing, and the acquisition of equipment for a concept called Force XXI. In this new concept, the Army plans to collect and share information using mostly electronic sensors via...
The United States (US) has changed its military strategy to force projection instead of forward basing. Key to the US strategy is the ability to rapidly secure an aerial port of de-embarkation and basing of state-side combat and support aircraft. A...
Maneuver in land warfare has been the subject of much study in modern times. The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in particular have devoted considerable emphasis to the examination of maneuver, as evidenced by the volumes of material produced on...
During the World War II campaign to seize the island of Okinawa, Operation Iceberg, U.S. Tenth Army employed a significant U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps military police structure. However, the challenges posed to these units by military traffic,...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the relationship of the operational commander with the media in the context of theater operations. The importance of maintaining the passion of a nation-state to conduct military operations to attain...
Several military publications, including FM 100-5 Operations and FM 34-3 Intelligence Analysis, have identified the importance of knowing the opposing commander's style and idiosyncrasies. Despite this emphasis, experience shows that we know rather...
This publication brings up to date the original history published by Colonel Elvid Hunt in 1927 and revised by Captain Walter E. Lorence in 1937. It contains a chronology of events from 1937 - 1951.
Booklet recounts the highlights of Fort Leavenworth's establishment as a frontier outpost, its roll in the development of the Great American West, and its continued contribution to the armies of the Free World in the training program of the United...
This history was originally compiled and published serially in the authorized prisoner publication, STRAY SHOTS. The expressed interest by staff officials and visitors in obtaining reference copies prompted the preparation of this pamphlet.
Reports of an American Cavalry officer attached to the First Japanese Army and a Captain with the United States Army Corps of Engineers traveling with the Manchurian Army. They go into great detail describing the Japanese military establishment,...
These lectures give an outline of the organization of the British Army from an administrative point of view, with regards to supply and transportation.
This book covers the Russian mobilization and operations in East Prussia beginning in August, 1914 in the Battle of Gumbinnen and the defeat to the German Army at Tannenberg.
This document describes the military affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and exhibits the organization of these national forces as it was immediately before the beginning of World War I.