This monograph determines the utility of the “reconnaissance-pull” concept for division commanders. Although the term, “recon-pull” is becoming widely used by many Army leaders, analysis proves that the concept is rarely applied in...
Frazier, Paul W.; Newby, Maura; Thomas, Don; Westergart, Chester
1. Thesis Statement: The U.S. opposes guerilla warfare against other countries, a policy that makes the U.S. vulnerable to those countries.
2. Discussion: The U.S. espouses the Laws of Land Warfare, follows the guidelines of the Geneva and Hague...
According to whether they respond to strategical or tactical needs, fortifications may be classified as strategical fortifications and tactical fortifications and are most frequently constructed, in whole or in part, during times of peace, with all...
In March 1999, military planners considered contingencies in event that the air campaign to remove Serbian forces from Kosovo during Operation Allied Force was not successful. One of those contingencies was a ground offensive, which presented...
Currently, the United States finds itself in a very similar predicament to what Great Britain experienced after emerging from the First World War as she set about the governance of a growing empire during the interwar period. With the stated intent...
This monograph examines the moral domain of AirLand Battle-Future. The focus is on the nature of combat at the tactical level. Military tactics have traditionally been, first and foremost, a contest of wills. Any battle, past, present, or future...
This thesis explores the strategy followed by the American military government in overcoming Moro resistance in the Philippines from 1903-1913. A chapter is devoted to the period of each of the three Military Governors of Moro Province, Generals...
This monograph seeks to determine if Americans have consistently favored one form of operational art over another. If we (the U.S. military) do not recognize that a tendency towards one or the other forms of operational art exists, we may...
The purpose of this monograph is to present the military lessons during defense of Bataan where United States Armed Forces were involved in actual battle immediately after Pearl Harbor. Although the operations are not comparable in magnitude to...
This paper is about the use of tanks under difficult conditions of terrain and weather and studies the use of how tanks were used under these adverse conditions on the island of Leyte. Chapters include a terrain study, Sixth Army operations, the...
Artillery operations during the two Chechen conflicts have been extensive. The battles fought in Grozny provide relevant contemporary examples of large-scale urban fighting involving artillery. As the amount of urban areas in the world continues to...
Changing times have brought with them new definitions of security threats and national interests. Within the military establishment, these changes have especially affected the Army. Thus, the Army is increasingly seeing the need for involvement in...
"Battle Experiences" are published periodically to disseminate rapidly combat information which may have training value for other units. Although not necessarily applicable to all units in all situations, the items are based on actual experiences...
This monograph reviews the experiences of the US Army in planning and conducting rear operations during the Korean War and examines our current rear operations doctrine in light of these experiences. This review is significant because doctrine is...
Thesis Statement: The Battle of San Juan Hill/El Caney set the stage for the US to evolve from a frontier nation into a twentieth century world power. Discussion: Historians will concur that the superpowers were led by Great Britain, Spain, and...
U.S. Army commanders seek to balance the requirements to conduct offensive, defensive and stability operations simultaneously. Within this framework, commanders have also had to balance the conduct of traditional military actions and non-military...
Robertson, William Glenn, 1944-; Yates, Lawrence A., 1945-
This book as an anthology begins with a general overview of urban operations from ancient times to the midpoint of the twentieth century. It then details ten specific case studies of U.S., German, and Japanese operations in cities during World War...
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 first black men officially recognized as soldiers in the United States were slaves. Their unit was the 1 st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers. The Union created the regiment as an experiment in November 1862. The theory at that time was...