This monograph approached Lieutenant General James M. Gavin as a military theorist and explored his influence as the Army transitioned from World War II to the Cold War. Gavin's theory of future warfare required an army with capability in atomic...
This monograph presents a method for military planners to operationalize an adversary's culture during conceptual planning. To present this methodology, the monograph asks the question, is a Western way of war distinctly different from a...
This research explores the ambivalence that surrounds Singapore's post-independence defense policy. On the one hand, Singapore's defense policy has complemented the nation's overall development with its robust efficacy and fiscal efficiency....
The Arab Rebellion and British Counter-rebellion campaign of 1936 to 1939 in Palestine exhibited many features of modern insurgency and counter-insurgency. This thesis traces the British military thought and practice for countering rebellion as...
Since the end of the Second World War most modern armies have been conventionally structured and equipped to fight high intensity conflicts against like armed nations. Congruently, there has also been many low intensity conflicts in which similarly...
Armies share one common characteristic. An Army cannot recruit its military leaders off the street. Every Army must grow its leaders from the nation's young women and men, nurture the youngsters into mature military leaders, and develop senior...
This monograph explores the role of cohesion and morale on unit effectiveness in a culturally and racially heterogeneous environment, whether these elements can be nurtured and maintained within this environment, and what the means are for doing...
This monograph discusses the change in the use of mass by U.S. operational artists. As GEN Donn Starry observed, use of military force is based on certain operational concepts. If this is true and the traditional US concept of mass is in limited by...
This monograph discusses whether U. S. Army operational commanders are still susceptible to surprise. The principle of surprise remains an important consideration for campaign planners. Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm relied heavily on...
Tactical generalship is an obscure and often misunderstood concept. It is mistakenly thought of as being synonymous with senior level leadership of general officers. However, in wartime, our general officers are evaluated on their generalship more...
Based upon observations from the Combat Training Centers, military staffs are ineffective at tactical war gaming and thus the war game rarely contributes to effective decision-making. While war gaming is generally recognized as a weakness among...
The evolving U.S. stabilization, reconstruction and development doctrine displays the tenets necessary to stabilize a state following conflict; however, this doctrine remains insufficient for insuring long-term stability. To adequately guide...
The purpose of this NCO History Briefing is to acknowledge the heroism of SGT Alvin C. York during WWI. In 1964, upon the death of this war hero, President Lyndon Johnson issued a statement calling him "A symbol of American courage and sacrifice"...
The time period from 1865 to 1925 was one of change for the NCO Corps and the Army. With the end of the Civil War the Army, like the country, found itself rebuilding. "The culmination of the Civil War was epitomized by great pride in the military."...
Regardless of the fact that the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion saw no real combat action, they proved themselves great American paratroopers. A popular term in those days was "Black Pride"; this small group of black American soldiers gave life...
We of the Artillery Hunt are looking forward to the opportunity to welcome you to the 1973 Artillery Hunt Horse Show. Our show has been awarded a Star Rating, by the American Horse Shows Association, for the past four years.
Scott Martin; Randall Fogg; John Welton; Kimberly Darrough; Dayron Vargas
World War I ranks high among disasters to have afflicted mankind. Within World War I, the Battle of Verdun was the longest and most costly in life (Livesey 66). However, even with the loss of 542,000 men, the Battle of Verdun was the turning point...
Known as the greatest hero in World War I, Alvin C. York avoided profiting from his war record before 1939. (Birdwell) SGT York was born on December 13, 1887 in a two-room log cabin in Pall Mall, Tennessee, and raised in a rural backwater in the...