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 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...
Introduction of Light Armored Infantry (LAI) Battalions has presented a dilemma for the Marine Corps' field artillery organization. Intended to furnish a force commander with a self-contained maneuver unit for conducting classic cavalry missions of...
This anthology presents 14 insightful, personal accounts from those who advised foreign armies in various times and places over the last 100 years. CSI is publishing this occasional paper as a supplement to Occasional Paper 18, "Advising Indigenous...
Afghanistan looms as the key foreign policy challenge for the Obama administration. Under the previous Bush administration, foreign policy was driven primarily by security considerations, and Afghanistan was viewed a frontline state in the Global...
This study details the positions of German and Allied armies, the plans for attack, and the results of the operation evaluated on the principles of war.
These standing operating procedures are published for the guidance of the Americal Division and attached or supporting units. This document will be revised and changed as necessary to incorporate improved procedures and concepts. The format is...
MSG Roy Benavidez was an extremely heroics individual. This paper will tell some of Roy's story from his childhood, his assignments in the army, and the events of2 May 1968. We will also discuss some of the weapons used during his career and...
During the American Revolution, as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, George Washington was responsible for determining the military strategy of the rebellious colonies. Throughout the war, diplomatic, social, and economic factors...
The study tests the hypothesis that if responsibility for replacement of engines, transmissions, clutches, and steering gear assemblies for the M151 1/4-ton truck series was moved to organizational level, there would be significant cost savings....
CWO John Walker led one of the most devastating spy rings ever unmasked in the US. Along with his brother, son, and friend, he compromised US Navy cryptographic systems and classified information from 1967 to 1985. This research focuses on just one...
The ownership of vast quantities of military power and the ability to project that power globally does not ensure the achievement of the 'ends' desired from a war. Since 1945, the United States and her Western allies increasingly fail to realize a...
This monograph investigates the history of the brief, bloody, confusing, and tragically influential First Balkan War of 1912-1913. It examines the military topography of the Balkan Peninsula and the tactical operations of the belligerent nations,...
The following pages are written with the idea of furnishing the members of the Army School of the Line and Staff College a guide in the solution of field problems in fortification. These problems are such that any line officer might be called upon...
Armed Propaganda Teams represent the most effective of all returnee inducement media. The results they obtain will vary proportionately to the skill with which they are employed, their training and their motivation. In the past, much of their full...
This monograph examines the causes of battlefield distribution challenges and failures at the operational level during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The thesis is that following the logistics challenges noted during Operation Desert Storm the Army...
Artillery operations during the two Chechen conflicts have been extensive. The battles fought in Grozny provide relevant contemporary examples of large-scale urban fighting involving artillery. As the amount of urban areas in the world continues to...
History is replete with evidence of how change in political, economic, and social conditions forge alterations in a nation's military posture. Today, the forces of change are rampant, especially in NATO's Central European theater. Recent...
This booklet consists of extracts from issues of "Battle Experiences", published in the European Theater of Operations from 1 July 1944 to 1 April 1945. This compilation is intended to present certain ideas and methods evolved during more than nine...