The American Noncommissioned Officer came to life through a common man's need to stand for freedom and liberty. They were not aristocrats or professionals; but farmers, merchants, and laborers. They came together to form a country where freedom and...
This monograph tells the narrative of the FARC in Colombia from the perspective of the counterinsurgent and presents a summary of the evolution of the FARC. The Colombian government has achieved recent success against the FARC after more than forty...
This volume contains information on the following topics: German Air Force, Royal Air Force, story of VIII Fighter Command, staff work at command and the planning of missions, enemy reactions, divebombing, and strafing, D-Day and after.
These proceedings are the third volume to be published in a series generated by the annual military history symposium sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). This year's symposium, hosted by the Combat Studies Institute,...
Edited and condensed minutes of the Army Ground Forces Ordnance Conference held during the period of March 1-5, 1948. Discussions involve the principles of ordnance troop service, Officers Reserve Corps training, National Guard training, problems...
The Department of the Army has a policy that disallows Soldiers with a homosexual or bisexual orientation from serving in any capacity of the Army. A Soldier is subject to discharge if he or she admits they are a homosexual and an investigation...
The following collection of articles is focused on interagency operations as they relate to the U.S. Army and other joint forces. Current counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have underscored the importance of achieving unity...
Every time you were able to go "out-of-the-wire" and comeback with all your soldiers alive you had a good day. This is what I will remember most about Iraq and the Military Iraq Transition Team (MiTT) that I was a part of during OIF 5-6. Every MiTT...
Army Talks was a series of short works published for GIs in the European theater "to help them become better-informed men and women and therefore better soldiers."This issue covers various issues associated with Normandy, including hedgerow...
This monograph analyzes whether U.S. light forces are trained adequately to successfully accomplish the assault of a fortified position. The assault of a fortified position held by a determined defender is a difficult task. A fortified position is...
The United States Army NCO Corps had a profound effect on the Soldiers and Officers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. This heralded in new changes to the Uzbek military and the Officer-NCO relationship. These changes created a stronger more unified...
This monograph is an analysis of the impact of organizational culture on tactical joint warfare. The merger of the Tiger Brigade with 2d Marine Division during the Persian Gulf War serves as a laboratory for this analysis. The author researched...
This booklet consists of extracts from issues of "Battle Experiences", published in the European Theater of Operations from 1 July 1944 to 1 April 1945. This compilation is intended to present certain ideas and methods evolved during more than nine...
Much has been written about the Battle of the Somme. From July through late November 1916, British, French and German armies fought one of the costliest battles of the 20th century. Well over a million casualties and only a few miles of ground...
The 1075th Transportation Company received their mission to deploy to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in April, 2004. They were informed their duties would be to provide theater line-haul transportation support to US and coalition forces during Operation...
Sellards, Chris A.
Hughes, Forrest K.
Laury, Robert A.
Lee, Gregory S.
Thesis:
The Battle of Meuse-Argonne, Sept. -Nov. 1918, introduced the United States Army to modern combined arms operations.
Discussion:
The Battle of Meuse-Argonne was the only significant campaign the United States Army fought in World War I...
On March 20, 2003, a United States led coalition invaded Iraq. The character of this conflict can be defined by the West’s ability to conduct precision strikes, to manoeuvre and to overwhelm the enemy’s command system. Emerging U.K. and U.S....
SS Obersturmbannführer Jochen Peiper was one of Germany 's most colorful military leaders of World War II with an audacious reputation. The name Peiper will always be linked to the Malmédy Massacre, the death of Belgian civilians and more than...
I would like to discuss the stereotypes of what it means to be a Wounded Warrior in the Army. The term Wounded Warrior has been around long before the current conflicts we are engaged in at present. It was commonly referred to as being on Profile....