This is a story about 1SG Herron's war experience. His unit had prepared to deploy to CENTCOM AOR, and conducted combat operations as the tip of the US Army spear head. They destroyed Iraqi's premier Medina Republican Guard Division and...
This is a story about Marines and a tough mission: the Marines of I and II Marine Expeditionary Forces were deployed to Iraq during 2004–2006 and confronted a violent insurgency and a nation in chaos. Though the Marines came to fight—they did...
This is a story of a burial after an attack. It closely describes the challenges of conducting a high profile funeral for a Canadian Diplomat killed while serving in Afghanistan. It also includes the complications of working with soldiers suffering...
This is a story of a young noncommissioned officer, who reached his objective because he was fully concentrated on it. I know many people who talk a lot about their dreams, but they do nothing to complete them. This mission was my first and helped...
Committee 15, Officers Advanced Course, The Armored School, 1948-1949; Cantey, J.; Sykes, J. R.; Peyton, J. L.; Edmondson, C. C.; Noel, J. C.; Drews, R. E.; Crouch, H. J.; Stockton, J. B.
This is a story of the 10th Armored Division and what the division did in the Saar-Moselle Triangle during November and December of 1944, and again in February 1945. This document considers the actions of the division from about the 8th of...
This is a study about defeat, specifically addressing the question of whether and under what circumstances non-state actors will accept defeat. This study challenges conventional wisdom that victory and defeat have a reciprocal relationship....
This is a study of economic conditions in the Philippine Islands, with particular reference to present and future requirements for public utility service, including the manufacture and distribution of ice, as well as power-consuming industries such...
This is a study of Quartermaster supplies, equipment and services for use in operations where the temperature may be as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Consideration is given to operations both in mountains and sub-Arctic. Terrain, climate, clothing...
This is a study of Quartermaster supplies, equipment, and services for use in operations where the temperatures may be as low as -20 degrees F. Consideration will be given to operations in both mountains and in the sub-arctic.
This is a study of the actions of the senior Confederate commanders at the battle of Shiloh. The senior commander, General Albert Sidney Johnston and his second in command, General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, did not come to a complete...
This is a study of the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief during the Civil War. It begins by comparing their backgrounds prior to assuming the Presidency; then comparing their military strategies and command...
This is a study of the logistical system that supported the Union armies in the Civil War, focusing on the Army of the Cumberland under the command of Major General William S. Rosecrans in 1863. It begins with a description of the logistical...
This is a study of the medical logistics system that supported the U.S. forces in the maneuver phase of the Iraq War, 20 March to 1 May 2003. It begins with a review of logistical lessons learned from retired logisticians stretching from World War...
This is a study of the operations of the 23rd Infantry, U.S. Army, from 17 July to 20 July 1918 (inclusive) with especial reference as to whether or not the sacrifice in organization and preparation for the attack in order to secure surprise...
This is a study of the organization and equipment of the United States Army armored cavalry squadrons which fought in the Vietnam War. It begins with a background on the buildup of armored forces in Vietnam and a summary of the terrain and enemy....
This is a study of the organization and operations of the transportation major ports with a view to suggesting improvements in organization and operational procedures for possible future operations.
This is a study of the requirements for military packaging and packing, current status and future trends in the solution of these requirements, and recommended future courses of action. Topics include: losses due to poor packing and packaging;...
This is a study on education in Germany. Party indoctrination, public education, education of party leaders, and the impact of the war on education are all discussed in this document.
This is a study on industry and commerce in French Indo-China. Industry subjects include legal regulations, effects of the war on industry, and items like textiles, alcohol, and chemicals. Commerce includes domestic and foreign trade (balance of...
This is a study on labor in French Indo-China. Topics focus on employment conditions, employment agencies, wages/hours/working conditions, labor legislation and policies, labor organizations, industrial relations, cooperatives, social insurance,...