This study examines the proposition that military institutions in underdeveloped or developing countries offer significant advantages when they are given a role in national development. The investigation focuses mainly on the non-military and...
This study examines the reasons why the North Vietnamese launched a general offensive during the Tet holiday of 1968. Based on events of the previous year, conditions did not appear favorable for the North Vietnamese to undertake such a massive and...
This study examines the role of the CACTUS Air Force during the battle for Guadalcanal. Hurriedly planned and executed, Guadalcanal was the first U.S. ground offensive in the Pacific. Starting as an unopposed amphibious assault, the operation...
This study examines the U.S. Army's use of tank destroyers in World War II, particularly the origins and evolution of tank destroyer doctrine, changes in training at the tank destroyer school at Camp Hood, and selection of weapons systems taken to...
This study examines the U.S. Military Commission sent by the Secretary of War to observe the Crimean War in 1855 and 1856, to determine why the commission was sent, where it went, and the results achieved by the commissions efforts. A survey of the...
This study examines what the key issues are governing the creation and employment of operational reserves by AFCENT in its defense against a no or short notice Warsaw Pact attack. The theoretical notion of operational reserves as discussed by...
This study examines whether current joint US Army and Air Force doctrine adequately supports the coordination of air interdiction (AI) efforts, at the operational level, within NATO in Central Europe. The considerations for and the procedures used...
This study explores the experiences of the Army's only World War II era divisional unit designed specifically for employment in mountainous terrain, the 10th Mountain Division. It examines the reasons for its activation, its organization, training,...
This study focuses on the organization of the German Army supply and evacuation services, and compares the principles of control and coordination with the same American services.
This study identifies a gap in current (1992) U.S. Army doctrine regarding compulsory population relocation as a counter-insurgency measure, and suggests a format for its consideration and inclusion in internal conflict. To determine the viability...
This study investigates the concept of loyalty as applied in the U.S. Army. In light of the fact that the term has been dropped from the official definition of the Army Ethos in the 1994 version of FM 100-1, the study investigates the implications...
This study investigates the contributions of the military working dogs in Vietnam to determine their significance to the United States' war effort. There is limited written history concerning the use of the military working dogs in Vietnam. The...
This study investigates the doctrine of command and control warfare at the tactical level of war and examines whether or not this doctrine is an appropriate activity for Army corps. The work examines the concept of command and control warfare, the...
This study investigates the Internet as a potential tool as well as a threat to the operational planner. The Internet is changing how information is stored, processed transmitted and utilized. The Internet is affecting the way people and nations...
This study investigates the interwar periods following World War I, World War II, and Vietnam. During each period the Army message to Congress is explored. The study also examines downsizing effects on training, morale, and readiness. Post-Cold...
This study investigates the legal use of terror as a weapon to accomplish national goals and objectives. This study does not advocate using terrorism. Terrorism, for the purpose of this paper, is illegal. Legal terror, by my criteria, conforms to...
This study investigates the relationship between depth and agility using the historical method, identifies principles which govern those relationships, and seeks to apply these principles to NATO's current posture. Historical cases used include the...
This study investigates the use of Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARP) in support of mechanized infantry and armored units. It applies the concepts of aviation FARPs and maneuver units' Refuel On Move (ROM) to mechanized infantry and tank...
This study investigates whether the Military Intelligence Battalion, organic to the Army of Excellence Heavy Division, is equipped, organized, and has the optimal command and control relationships to support in accordance with current doctrine....
This study is a comparative analysis of the sustainment system for the Aviation Brigade as it currently exists and the proposed Division Aviation Support Battalion concept. This concept introduces a support system for the Aviation Brigade that is...