The quality of the relationship between military commanders, senior government officials, and the head of state greatly influences the effectiveness of military force employment. Samuel Huntington explored this phenomenon, among others, in his...
As warfare continues to become more complex due to the advent and proliferation of new technology, blending of ethnic and cultural groups, population growth and urbanization, and tendency towards asymmetric warfare, commanders will have more...
Between April and August 1943, the U.S. Army’s II Corps saw two of its division commanders relieved of their commands. Each relief appeared tied to battlefield setbacks. MG Orlando Ward of the 1st Armored Division was relieved after his division...
This monograph examines the transformation of military forces, the development of military doctrine and the influence of previous wars. It is an attempt to identify the driving factors of military transformation in general, to look into the role...
Prior to 1950, the Army restricted the service of blacks to limited roles in a racially segregated Army. During World War II, black America fought for an increased combat role, believing that contributions on the battlefield would lead to increased...
At the core of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine is the concept of “hearts and minds.” Although the concept has significantly deviated from its historical grounding and has become a nebulous concept that is frequently maligned, misunderstood, and...
The thesis looks at the interventions of US forces in the Caribbean nations of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Grenada between 1898 and 1998. It considers these interventions against the background of the relationships that Caribbean nations...
This study assesses the reliability of France as an American military ally. Its focus is upon French cooperation in four recent military operations: Operation El Dorado Canyon, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Provide Comfort (Phase I), and...
Can the United States successfully impose democracy by force without resorting to the same level of total warfare it waged on Germany and Japan in the Second World War? The hypothesis for this research is that the U.S. can successfully force...
General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and he played a significant role during the Korean War. Bradley served as the senior military advisor to President Harry S. Truman, and he was the...
Lieutenant General Troy H. Middleton effectively commanded division and corps formations in World War II. His previous combat experience included command of the 47th Infantry Regiment in World War I. During the interwar period, Middleton served as...
“German General Staff Officer Education and Current Challenges” examines the institutional education of German General Staff Officers, as experienced by the author, and offers a “Conceptual Competency-Skill-Framework” for professional...
History paints a portrait of Alvin York as WWI hero however, many such battles may have gone unnoticed or untold and many portraits gone unnoticed. Some say York’s actions were heroic and some believe it must have happen differently. Some would...
"A couple days after September 11, 2001," said Major Roger Crombie, at the time commander of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, part of 10th Mountain Division, "we had an idea that we needed to be ready and that something was...
This study is an historical analysis of Soviet actions, verbal and actual, following the violation of USSR airspace by Korean Air Lines Flight KE-007 on the morning of 1 September 1983. Soviet and Western primary sources, as well as other...
Wetjen, Richard F.; Berta, Frank W.; Adkins, Robert D.; Ehlinger, David B.; Runyon, Walter C.
Poor defensive operations/planning, political infighting, and a breakdown in unity of command resulted in the British defeat at Singapore.
The Allied forces on Singapore outnumbered their enemy by two to one or more. Bureaucratic wrangling...
Alvin C. York was born on 13 December 1887 in Pall Mall Tennessee. This is located near the Wolf River in Fentress County about halfway between Knoxville and Nashville and about three miles from the Kentucky border. He was the third oldest of 11...
This paper explores the problematic decision by the US Government to condone the use of various methods of physical and psychological torture when interrogating prisoners captured since the beginning of the Global War on Terror (GWOT)....
Army Values are not just words or the new phrase for the quarter; it’s the foundation that binds Soldiers together. Soldiers expect for its senior leaders to display the values in which they expect their subordinates to follow. A number of...