This monograph proposes that one of the Army's primary doctrinal concepts, combat power, requires modification to keep pace with the changing environment of conflict. It argues that the Army's combat power model, defined as the combined effects of...
This monograph investigates how the Air Force concept of air occupation applies to operational campaign planning. The post Cold War era and a New World Order poses new challenges for operational planners. They must meet the changing geopolitical...
As America's collective memory of the Second World War fades, popular history books and the entertainment industry have filled the knowledge gap with accounts from the European Theater. A resurgence in works focusing on the war in the Pacific has...
This monograph develops an alternative approach to counterinsurgency, and explains how the current narratives in the field of counterinsurgency are not completely accurate. Counterinsurgents only need to properly understand the environment and then...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine if transformation to a light armor force is in the best interest of the Army. Since the Objective Force attains the ability to meet the ninety six hour deployment capability by drastic reductions in...
In this study, I examine whether or not the United States Marine Corps senior warrior leaders should continue to use heroic warriors from the 1942-52 era as contemporary paragons of tactical leadership. Additionally, I compare the Marine tactical...
The preface states "the author's purpose has not been to write a history of Egypt, but to trace to their probable causes the events which have for the last decade made Egypt so conspicuous a thread in the tangled skein of Old World politics".
This monograph examines the application of special operations forces (SOF) as a means to achieve strategic ends across the operational continuum. In war, political constraints are minimal, and a theater commander-in-chief (CINC) is allowed to...
The United States is now in the eighth year of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). For America, the war began with the surprise attacks against targets in Washington D.C. and New York City on September 11, 2001. For al Qaeda, the war began centuries...
This monograph investigates the US Army's preparedness to execute tactical exploitation during conventional symmetrical offensive operations between heavy forces. Exploitation is a critical tactical operation. Successful offensive operations impart...
The Army needs to implement situational ethics and modify the Character Development program for its enlisted Soldiers. There is reasonable evidence to lead me to believe that children do not learn proper ethics because of the way we currently raise...
Americans love heroes. This love affair regularly manifests itself through Hollywood films. Unfortunately, Hollywood frequently distorts actual history and transforms our heroes into legends; exaggerating the facts for a better storyline frequently...
There is no doubt that it is important for Noncommissioned Officers to study history. It is vitally important not to just study world history but the history of the United States. Beginning from the Revolutionary War where this nation was founded...
In 1902, MAJ Robert Bullard was given the mission to civilize the Moros around Lake Lanao in the Southern Philippines. MAJ Bullard was an enthusiastic and motivated officer. He understood that advancement in the military ranks was not achieved...
Audie Murphy is an Army legend. He will never be forgotten for his numerous heroic acts. There will probably never be another Audie Murphy due to today's modem battlefield. Although a man small in stature, his grit and determination resulted in...
LTC (Ret) Anthony B Herbert was born in 1931. He always wanted to be in the service, so at the age of 14, he and his friend Tony Spiegel altered their baptismal certificates. Their principal found out and got them out of the service. Anthony knew...
Audie Murphy was a leader who "Lead by Example," and he demonstrated the seven Army Values in every aspect of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage! Audie Leon Murphy was born in Hunt County, TX on June...