This study investigates unit cohesion as it relates to neuropsychiatric casualties in the 43rd Infantry Division in World War II. The 43rd was a National Guard Division federalized in 1941 and sent to the South Pacific, where it sustained over 15...
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...
"Since the invention of gunpowder, fortification has received various improvements, and many have been the books wrote upon this subject, which might incline one to think, that it was arrived to its utmost perfection. . . "
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...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategy embodied in China’s 1998 White Paper titled “China’s National Defense” and compare it with the strategic concepts contained in a number of military classics from ancient China. The...
The measure of efficiency of a service is its preparedness to take the field. In reviewing the activities of the Field Artillery during the past year, occasion has been taken to refer to conditions
as they existed in this service prior to, during,...
The following pages are written with the idea of furnishing the members of the Army School of the Line and Staff College a guide in the solution of field problems in fortification. These problems are such that any line officer might be called upon...
This regulation establishes policies, procedures, and instructions for the conduct of the Total Army Involvement in Recruiting Program, General Officer Sponsor Program, Educator/Centers of Influence Tour Program, Centers of Influence Events, and...
This thesis examines how the United States (US) Army conducted operations and adapted their tactics during the Indian wars of 1779, through the Second Seminole War, and ending in 1847. During this period, the US Army lacked a comprehensive written...
This paper is a critical analysis of the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, with conclusions concerning the differences that might have resulted in the organization for defense and the direction of attack had present-day organization,...
Sanders, Samuel L.
Natale, Michael C.
Bethea, Samuel K.
Blackmon, Dolphus B.
Delgado, David
Thesis Statement:
The alleged atrocities committed General Forrests' cavalry at Fort pillow became influenced by ~( unclear Confederate policies, southern intolerance, and the heat of the battle.
Discussion:
General Nathan B. Forrest and the...
The history of the Unites States Army Noncommissioned Officer began June 14t\ 1775 with the creation of the Continental Army combining British, French, and Prussian Army traditions. This new NCO saw battle in two different forms; the Continental...
The Department of the Army decided to re-structure the combat divisions into modular, brigade units in order to better address the difficulty inherent in fighting a long war on terrorism, while simultaneously providing combat units to OIF and OEF...
A compilation of ten essays that narrate the history of the fort and illuminates the important contributions made to this country by its peoples, events, and institutions. Each essay was written by a member of the Combat Studies Institute, the ...
A compilation of ten essays that narrate the history of the fort and illuminates the important contributions made to this country by its peoples, events, and institutions. Each essay was written by a member of the Combat Studies Institute, the...
Governments attempting to counter insurgent threats often lack the authority, influence, and control to counter these threats, creating what some have described as 'ungoverned' spaces. A number of governments seek alliances with non-state armed...
Camp Chase, four miles southeast of Columbus, Ohio, began in May 1861 as a mustering center for units entering Union service during the American Civil War. By June 1861 it picked up additional responsibilities of housing Confederate prisoners...
This thesis investigates the utility of conventional military intervention by Western powers in achieving their short-term foreign policy aims. Through a survey of the literature of political-military coordination, case studies of contingency...