This monograph examines the adequacy of the joint task force (JTF) to operate effectively in the context of wartime uncertainty. Military theorists have long understood the deleterious effects of uncertainty on the conduct of war. Commanders never...
This monograph analyzes the 1973 Sinai Campaign in light of the theoretical implications that this historical model has to offer the professional soldier. Following a chronological format, this paper discusses the major elements of the planning and...
The Indian Army's decisive victory in East Pakistan in 1971 is a widely acknowledged as a sterling example of operational excellence. The Bangladesh campaign, as it is commonly known, is often compared with the German blitzkrieg campaign in World...
On 9 September 1943 the United States Fifth Army landed at Salerno, commencing a lengthy and costly campaign that would transit the Italian Peninsula. Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark commanded this army. His many supporters, including Winston...
We, as Noncommissioned Officers, carry with us the experience of our numerous assignments throughout our careers. Those experiences, both good and bad, shape the way we view our Soldiers, peers, superiors, and execute our Military Occupational...
To what extent do the Chinese cyber-warriors--within the People's Liberation Army along with both state and non-state sponsored hackers/crackers--represent a viable threat to both the security and prosperity of our nation as a whole? In the past...
This monograph describes the stability phase of Operation Just Cause and its associated intelligence operations. It focuses on the intelligence aspects of the operation to answer the question: Does military doctrine adequately address tactical...
This monograph describes the history of the planning and execution of Operation JUST CAUSE. It focuses on the operation's relationship to the theory and doctrine of operational art to answer the question: Was Operation JUST CAUSE an application of...
This study answers the following question related to the “Engineer Restructure Initiative”: Is the proposed division engineer (DIVENG) regiment capable of creating the conditions necessary to maintain the heavy division's tactical freedom of...
The rise of industrialization coupled with the growth of technology have contributed to creating a complexity to modern warfare that far exceeds the primitive conditions of earlier periods. Defined as the creative use of distributed operations for...
This monograph examines the operational deception plan used in Operation Desert Storm from 17 January to 28 February 1991 in relation to U.S. Army deception doctrine. Using the deception plan from Operation Overlord in World War II to illustrate...
In the years since WWII the subject of deception has received scant attention in the U.S. Army when compared to other subjects relating to warfighting. Consequently our doctrine for deception lags behind other developments, especially at the...
As a result of the Allied bombing campaign against Nazi submarine bases during the Second World War, the cities of Brest, Lorient, and Saint Nazaire were nearly completely destroyed. Despite thousands of bombing missions, all three submarine...
The Panama invasion, codenamed Operation Just Cause, was the invasion of Panama in 1989 that deposed General Manuel Noriega, a dictator and de facto Panamanian military leader of Panama. In 1989, when he lost the national election to Guillermo...
In 1979, a coup led by Maurice Bishop toppled the government of Sir Eric Gairy to establish a Marxist-Leninist government. Under Bishop, Grenada began constructing an international airport with the help of Cuba. President Ronald Regan pointed to...
This paper examines the role played by sanctuaries as they relate to irregular warfare in two conflicts. The first case study looks at the United States' efforts to defeat the advantages gained by the Viet Cong (and later the North Vietnamese Army)...
This thesis studies the efforts of the U.S. Military Government in Bavaria to bring about democratic reform and denazification. It focuses on the period from V-E Day on 8 May 1945 to 5 June 1947, when Secretary of State George Marshall first...
The collection of military intelligence has been instrumental in warfare throughout
history. Military intelligence is considered one of the greatest tools available to commanders.
According to Hughes-Wilson (2004), “…intelligence and logistics...
Cichociemni, Polish for Silent and dark, was a secret unit of the Polish Army in exile created to maintain contact with occupied Poland during World War II. Initially the name was informal, used only by the soldiers who volunteered to parachute...
Thesis Statement: National Guard Training and Readiness is vital to support Army operations worldwide in both peacetime and times of war.
National Guard Training and Readiness is vital to support Army operations worldwide in both peacetime and...