This thesis explores the ability of Massachusetts to conceive, launch, and execute offensive expeditions in relation to the failure of the 1779 Penobscot Expedition. This thesis seeks to highlight the difference between the colony’s success in...
The threefold purpose of this thesis is to examine the evolution of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay militias in relationship to the English militia; to trace their establishment in colonial law; and to describe how a changing New World...
In November 1914, British Indian Expeditionary Force "B" conducted an amphibious assault on the Port of Tanga in German East Africa. The British possessed all the tools required for success; they outnumbered the defenders almost eight to one, they...
Focusing efforts toward building security force capability without increasing state capacity is an ineffective strategy to achieve government victory in civil war. The purpose of this monograph is to advance and test the hypothesis that...
This monograph analyzed whether Lieutenant Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck used operational art to defeat British forces in the East African campaign of World War I. British forces were superior in quantity of men and equipment, but slow moving and...
This monograph analyzes the events that led to South Carolinas' uncommon democratic unification following the bitter partisan fighting of the American Revolution. From the study, the author identified common threads in events, or ideals that...
This thesis examines the ideological justification and conduct of the Pequot War (1636-1637) in Southern New England. It will address as a central issue the role religion played for the English in shaping their response to the challenges of...
This is a study on labor in French Indo-China. Topics focus on employment conditions, employment agencies, wages/hours/working conditions, labor legislation and policies, labor organizations, industrial relations, cooperatives, social insurance,...
This monograph uses Kenya as a case study to analyze the US Security Cooperation role and process in building host-nation capacity to meet the needs of Kenya to counter transnational terrorists’ networks. US counterterrorism operations since 9/11...
Contains a biography of Sam Houston and his involvement in the Texas War of Independence and creation of the Republic of Texas. Includes a bibliography and index.
The partisan war in the Revolutionary War South demonstrated the vital linkage between the civil and military authorities. In the policies created to persuade the people of the righteousness of the American cause and neutralize opposition, the...
The 1740 strategic Siege of St. Augustine, Florida offers an excellent historical example of a flawed joint operation. Although it occurred in colonial North America over two centuries ago, the difficulties the British encountered in this joint...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine the ideal practices for militias and irregular forces in counterinsurgency operations. This study specifically addresses those groups organized by a legitimate sponsor such as the Host Nation or one of...
Failing to achieve cultural understanding has shown to be counterproductive to the success of military operations. Past military operations have resulted in failure or experienced difficulties due to the neglect of cultural understandings of the...
The past is marked my examples of insurgency and counterinsurgency. Our
military leaders must have a plan to insure stability after the initial war is over. Our
knowledge of the past will show why it is important to win the hearts and minds of...
During 1898 to 1902, the U.S. took part in various small counterinsurgency campaigns, two of which were in Cuba and the Philippines. The campaigns often caused hostility and rejection from the natives. U.S. Army leaders depend on the lessons...
This study investigates the policy decision of whether or not to disarm the various Somali clan factions during Operation Restore Hope (December 1992 - May 1993). With reference to the Command and General Staff College supplement to the model of...
The Texas Revolution was the result of the steady spread of republicanism in North America. The proliferation of Anglo-American immigrants across the continent naturally led to conflict as these fiercely independent people encountered an...
The civil-military structure in which our military and its civilian authorities currently operate has grown and matured since the formation of the Army in 1775. George Washington went to great lengths to establish civilian control of the military...
This monograph is an analysis and evaluation of Major General Nathanael Greene’s implementation of compound warfare in the Southern Department from December 1780 until the British surrender at Yorktown in October 1781. Major General Greene was...