The emergence of non-state actors and sub-national entities on the world stage has presented the established international system with challenges for which it is ill equipped to handle. The historical inclination to resort to military force when...
The NCO Corp has a proud history and tradition of heroic acts on the battlefield. Today's generation of NCOs is no different. On April 4, 2003 the US Army added another name to that long list of American Warriors.
It seems history has a funny...
Leadership is an art and many leadership attributes remain timeless; this study of a successful leader is significant because it provides an insight to a leader that has led and commanded before us and identifies how he mastered the art of...
The aim of this thesis is to provide insight and analysis of the factors that contributed to the military success of the revolutionary forces against the Hungarian and Soviet armed and security forces during the early phase of the 1956 Hungarian...
This monograph explores cohesion as it applies to combat service support (CSS) soldiers. The exploration begins with the construction of a base camp constructed of materials from the study of infantry cohesion. While building the base camp the...
Nelson, Thomas; Meriweather, James; Krueger, Juanita; Montez, Romeo; Scheil, Kevin
General George Armstrong Custer became one of the greatest legends of his time. He was genuinely liked by some and completely despised by others. He went from being picked on and ridiculed as a child to being a very confident and driven officer...
H. Willis Reddick and the former Gertrude Washington were married June 23, 1952. They are the parents often children, five girls and five boys, five of which enlisted in the military. We were raised in the small rural town of Greenville, Florida,...
Nelson, Thomas; Meriweather, James; Krueger, Juanita; Montez, Romeo; Scheil, Kevin
General George Armstrong Custer became one of the greatest legends of his time. He was genuinely liked by some and completely despised by others. He went from being picked on and ridiculed as a child to being a very confident and driven officer...
This study investigates the role of the Army in combating moonshiners in the mountainous South during Reconstruction. The military committed numerous detachments across the South to aid U.S. marshals and revenue agents in eliminating stills. This...
In the Civil War, the "great captains" of the Union force were professional officers who had been trained in the Regular Army. They were the Regular Army's one major contribution to Northern victory. Otherwise, the small professional army remained...
This monograph analyzes doctrine relating to the creation of Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR) and its role in providing direction to units in combat. It compares doctrine to theory to assess it's doctrine's applicability in the...
Looks at the conditions favoring decline of universal service and reliance on professional soldiers, as evidenced in ancient and medieval times. Looks at Greece, Rome, Assyria, Persia, Carthage, Egypt, Mongolia, China and Europe.
Military Professionals should study Military History. Current conflicts and battles have brought
out lessons that should have already been learned from past conflicts. “Military History,
accompanied by sound criticism, is indeed the true school...
Much history has been written concerning soldiers' actions, and outstanding deeds of service. I would like to introduce a courageous group of post Civil War African American soldiers.
These soldiers fought for their country, just as their white...
African Americans fought in various military conflicts since the colonial days. The Buffalo Soldiers were the first African American Soldiers to serve during peacetime. The Buffalo Soldiers comprised former slaves, freemen and black Civil War...
The war in Iraq has been and still is a shock to the world. The nation is faced with
struggles here and abroad, because of the intensity and money spent on the war. Even though,
the rebels caused a great deal of problems for mission accomplishment,...
There is a belief among a significant number of military historians that history never repeats itself. We have learned that encouraging our leaders to review past conflicts or historical engagements for lessons learned and applying them to current...
The Military policy (United States Code Title 10 and AR 600-20, Chapter 4-19) on Homosexuals in the Army (Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell) is inconsistent and should be changed. It is stipulated in the United States Code Title 10 that this policy is in...