Ribbons are sewn around a flat silver bar with a simple hook fastener. On left is the Philippine Congressional ribbon: Dark blue center flanked by white stripes, a red stripe, a white stripe and edged with a thin blue stripe. On the right is the...
Jones, Priscilla D.; Air Force History and Museums Program
Tuesday, September 11, 2001, dawned cool and clear, with sunny skies all along the eastern seaboard. For Air Force aviators like Lt. Col. Timothy "Duff" Duffy of the 102d Fighter Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, the day held the...
Minutes of Conference of Commandants of General and Special Service Schools held at the War Department at 10:30 a.m., June 30, 1927, pursuant to the following instructions sent to each officer concerned: "Secretary of War directs as necessary...
This book is the personal narrative and experiences and recollections of Henry Clay McArthur, on the capture and destruction of Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 1865 as a member of the Fifteenth Iowa Infantry Volunteers, A.D.C. to General...
M1908 haversack of olive drab canvas with canvas strap, white metal fastener, and spring hooks and leather lace. Main compartment is 11 5/8" long x 10 7/8" wide x 2 1/2" deep. Two compartments sewn into the sides are 8" x 2 1/2" wide. Flap and back...
The Battleship USS New Jersey blasts enemy coastal installations, at Hungnam, Korea. An exploding phosphorous shell leaves a fiery trail over targets. Released, Washington, D.C. 8 December 1952
This document is a study of the formation of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, the B.E.F. According to the author, the purpose of the paper was to set forth in considerable detail the story of this determined host which endeavored to force its will on...
From a lecture delivered at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., 1 April, 1930. Gives a general description of the area and discusses the first phase of military operations, the second phase of operations, administration, organization and...
From a lecture delivered at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., 29 September 1939 by Brigadier General Adna R. Chaffee, Commander, 7th Cavalry Brigade. Gives a brief history of mechanized cavalry and looks at vehicle equipment and combat...
Ruggles, J. F.; Abel, J. D.; Kern, W. B.; Kinney, A.J.; Pitchford, J. C.; Russell, D. C.
Studies the Balkan States and analyzes the geographical, economic, political, sociological and military factors of these states, individually and collectively, to determine their power potential and its possible effects on the United States. Paper...
The following representatives of the industry and the army to review the subject of sound ranging for artillery and to consider possible ways and means of improving methods and equipment.
Study seeks to provide a work of reference for general staff officers and for students in the Army School System. Gives a general background to United States military demobilization, starting with the pre-Civil War experience and continuing up...
This is a study of the gas experience of the 2nd Division at Belleau Wood during World War I. It includes a narrative of the events and analysis. The training received by the division in gas warfare is discussed.
A descriptive account of the military operation in St. Vith by the general in command. Includes personal correspondence concerning the account. A published edition of this account is in the 1974 Armor periodical titled "The battle for St. Vith:...
The Traffic Control Branch was organized in 1941 "to aid in the movement of such War Department Traffic," and to avoid the experience of World War I transportation. The branch established procedures in an attempt to provide a smooth flow of freight...
This study on the geographical and social background of Germany describes the land and people- terrain, population statistics, language, family and marriage, social stratification, general living conditions, etc., along with maps and tables.
The civil disturbance operations of 4-17 April 1968 produced a large number of observations by military commanders at all levels, indicating that certain new problems had arisen, while others experienced in 1967 tended to recur. The observations...