This monograph examines the role of policy in guidance of the British, the Soviet and the U.S.-NATO wars in Afghanistan. Set in the context of Afghanistan’s history and its socio-cultural environment, the study critically analyzes the negative...
Military tactics and doctrine lags behind the evolution technology and weaponry employed on the battlefield. There are many examples where military leaders were seemingly not aware of, or failed to heed evidence of the effects of improved weapons...
The United States Army has a long history of advising foreign security forces with its general purpose force, despite a perception that its special force is the primary force with which it undertakes advisory efforts. Ad hoc selection and...
This study is an analysis of Union joint operations in the James River Basin from 1862-1865. Specifically the contributions made by the Union Navy during the battles of this period. It begins with an analysis of the Peninsula Campaign conducted...
This study examines the development of US airpower theory and its major applications. The focus of the study is on offensive applications of airpower and on interdiction and strategic bombing in particular. The study reveals that a mature airpower...
This thesis examines military presence as an effective means of influencing conflict management/resolution in contemporary mid level conflicts. Advocated in the National Security Strategy, presence, a concept with a long naval history, has taken on...
A comprehensive study of any subject should begin with its historical development. In the case of field artillery materiel, a superficial examination of museum curiosities is not sufficient. The survey, to be of real value, must identify in each...
1916 description, adjustment and operation in drill and target practice / prepared especially for officers and enlisted men of the National Guard, and recommended for their use by the Division of Militia Affairs of the War Department.
United States Air Corps Tactical School (Langley Field)
"The scope of this 1927 course in Antiaircraft Defense as taught at this school is to familiarize Air Corps commanders with the capabilities and limitations of the antiaircraft Service, and to assure coordination and cooperation between the Air...
Deception clearing gives the advantage to the war fighter. As the Scottish Army battled the English, they recognized the need for a stronger defense. The Scots were clearly outnumbered, but with the fervor to succeed and maintain their...
Deception is an attempt to purposefully manipulate an adversary’s perceptions in order to gain a competitive edge (Handel, 1989). History has shown that numerically inferior forces have gained both tactical and strategic advantage through the...
Although there has always been an emphasis on understanding a military enemy in terms of strengths, weaknesses, numbers, and equipment, often times the most critical aspect of the enemy is not researched-their culture. Lack of cultural...
This paper will discuss the importance of military professionals taking time out of their busy schedules to study military history. Military history is an important weapon that Soldiers must arm themselves. Soldiers will be better equipped with the...
This paper is intended to demonstrate how a better understanding of culture can lend
itself to a better understanding between two cultures that operate across a linguistic barrier. I
define culture as a multi-faceted concept that can mean something...
The reason for this paper is to discuss the importance of history for military professionals while also presenting the argument that we should always study history from more than one source because what we are taught is not always what is true....