With the advent of Field Manual (FM) 3-24, Counterinsurgency, a debate has arisen concerning the manual's origins and its applicability to today's insurgencies. Critics, such as Colonel Gian Gentile, claim that the manual is overly influenced by...
The purpose of this book is to report data which has been accumulated on terminal ballistics and to represent all data available on terminal ballistics in such form as it should be useful and a great assistance in the selection and use of weapons...
The objective of this study is to determine if the German "blitzkrieg" and Fall Gelb of 1940 were an expression of operational art. Despite the mythology surrounding Fall Gelb, the campaign does not constitute a major breakthrough in operational...
Translated from the French edition November 19, 1917. Basic regulations for French artillery covering ballistics, reconnaissance, observation, preparation, principles and methods of fire, ammunition, and effect of projectiles.
This monograph examines the implications for modern contingency operations of the World War II German assault on the island of Crete. Emerging United States security strategy places increasing reliance on crisis response capabilities. Evolving...
This study attempts to answer the following questions on the role of the Iranian armed forces in the fall of the Shah in 1979: (a) Did the armed forces do something that contributed to the causes which led the people of Iran to rise against the...
The purpose of this monograph is to search for, identify, and discuss the emergence of elements of operational art during the Napoleonic wars. James Schneider has tied the emergence of operational art to the technological advances of the industrial...
Issued from the War Department, Document No. 693. The object of the manual of the battery commander is to place in the hands of the officers of the 75-mm. batteries a summary of all necessary information on the occupation of positions, adjustment...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views ex-pressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views expressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
Halsey, Michael E.; Egan, Craig; Knowles, Lamarquis; Leonard, Kevin C.; Lewis, Clifton D.
Thesis: The fall of Singapore was a result of inadequate British strategy, not Japanese superiority. Discussion: After the First World War, Britain had developed a strategy for the defense of the Far East, however, they failed to adequately fund...
In meeting the challenges of post-hostility Iraq, the area of information operations (IO) has received a great deal of attention. Unlike combat operations, the center of gravity in post-conflict Iraq has been restoration of basic services and...
Bailey, Jose; Callaghan, Jerry; Fowler, Gary; Krouser, Emma; Whitcomb, Keith
Thesis Statement. General Navarre's Bad Plan Led to France's Defeat at Dien Bien Phu.
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Discussion. On 20 November 1953, Navarre, against the advice ofhis commanders, launched Operation Castor. The largest airborne operation French forces in...
This thesis evaluates current parachute infiltration doctrine aimed at achieving secrecy during the insertion. It also presents a new concept which uses the new ram-air, high performance type parachute. The study initially undertakes an examination...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views expressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
This monograph addresses what operational level military factors enabled the North Vietnamese Army to defeat the former South Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War's final campaigns of 1975. The Vietnam War covered the full spectrum of conflict...