In a time where the role of heavy mechanized units seems to play a secondary part to the rapid deployability and lightning-quick raids conducted by light forces, understanding how "shock battle " can still be waged at the operational and tactical...
This monograph looks at the current state of the divisional engineer capability in both the heavy and light U.S. Army divisions. Its intent is to determine whether or not the divisional engineers are sufficiently capable of dealing with the...
Army Tank Automotive Command, Research & Engineering Directorate
The purpose of this manual is to provide a composite reference for information pertinent to characteristics of standard ordnance tracked and wheeled vehicles and related components. It is intended to minimize the individual need for periodic...
On 11 March 1943, the Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, made a momentous decision in committing an entire British armored division, the 79th, to the task of developing equipment, tactics, and capabilities...
One of the worst disasters in Nebraska's history led to Operation Snowbound in the winter of 1948 through 1949. Operation Snowbound was a humanitarian mission conducted by the Fifth Army as well as other organizations and whose goal was to provide...
Office of the Commanding General - Army Service Forces,
The Secretary of War directed the formation of the New Weapons Board on 17 January, 1944 and instructed the board to gather such technical information and new equipment as it deemed necessary to proceed as soon as possible to North African and...
A summary of reports detailing and analyzing Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Italy. This document presents highlights of monthly dispatches and reports presented in digest form for ease of use.
Report includes the special action reports of detailed operations from subordinate assault units assigned to the Garrison Force. It includes the plans for organization, operations, echelon schedules and logistics for the Iwo Jima operation.
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views ex-pressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
On Good Friday, 27 March, 1964 an earthquake hit the Pacific area with a magnitude of 8.2 to 8.7 on the Richter scale. In Alaska, few masonry structures if any were left standing. Bridges were destroyed and broad fissures opened up in the ground....
In January 2003, Major Doug Brinson - at the time the commander of Bravo Company, 317th Engineer Battalion, supporting 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division - deployed to Kuwait and began intensive training for what soon became Operation Iraqi...
This thesis examines the effects of functional discipline and unit cohesion on the combat performance of the 35th Engineer (Combat) Battalion during World War Two. The 35th Engineer Battalion was mobilized in the summer of 1941 as the 1st...
The thesis of this research is that the U.S. Army aviation engineer units played a crucial role in the success of General Douglas MacArthur's island hopping campaign in the Southwest Pacific Theater at the tactical, operational, and strategic...
The concept of the culminating point has great utility for the tactical commander. It is one of three concepts fundamental to the design and execution of major operations. Our doctrine addresses the culminating point in operational terms but its...
This monograph analyzes the capability of U.S. Army combat engineers to provide responsive survivability support to AirLand battle tactical operations. The discussion compares the abilities of the current engineer force with the protection...
This paper is about the use of tanks under difficult conditions of terrain and weather and studies the use of how tanks were used under these adverse conditions on the island of Leyte. Chapters include a terrain study, Sixth Army operations, the...
The observations contained within are submitted for the benefit of staff officers and commanders who one day may be faced with the problem of moving a major force from island to island in the presence of the enemy. Since this movement was the first...