Rail yards serve as major nodes that facilitate delivery of cargo to the consignee. The level of operational efficiency maintained within rail yards determines whether customers receive cargo late. Various external and internal factors can impede...
This thesis will examine how Churchill's experience in the Boer War affected his career and leadership style. Initial research revealed that Churchill planned to make some major life decisions in 1899 the year he participated in The Boer War. Fate...
This monograph discusses the importance of understanding methods and considerations in planning reconstitution operations at the tactical level. It proposes that reconstitution operations are based on planning and the availability of manpower. It...
This monograph discusses the implications of deployment theory in planning deployment operations at the strategic and operational levels of war. It proposes that there are tenets of deployment, planning that are interrelated with the principles of...
Since 2006, more than 30,000 Mexican citizens have died in drug-related violence. With the threat of this violence escalating and spilling across the border into the United States, it is necessary to employ the full range of assets and options...
The topic of this document is the normal functioning of artillery headquarters and staff of an infantry division in combat. The purpose is to acquaint the reader with the functions of the division artillery staff and point out how the artillery...
This monograph analyzes the three major Civil War campaigns of 1864 in regard to several of the precepts of military theory. It uses the Wilderness, Petersburg, and Atlanta Campaigns, which moved the United States of America into the era of modern...
Over the past decade, the United States has focused its military energy on the conduct of Stability Operations. The U.S. Department of Defense raised Stability Operations to the same level of importance as Offensive and Defensive Operations in...
This study investigates how well the potential of space technology is incorporated by the Army into its warfighting doctrine. The study examines the potential benefits of space systems for the military, focusing on Communications, Navigation,...
This thesis examines the value of keeping an expert in the field of aviation maintenance, the aviation logistician, in the Army's list of officer specialties. The evidence indicates that there is a need for expertise in the aviation maintenance...
The study analyzes John Ford’s films Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Rio Grande (1950) for their historical portrayal of the frontier cavalry. Ford is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost chroniclers and...
The study analyzes John Ford’s films Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Rio Grande (1950) for their historical portrayal of the frontier cavalry. Ford is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost chroniclers and...
Our military leaders from the lowest level to the highest levels must have a working knowledge
of past wars and conflicts; the knowledge of the past will allow our leaders to prevent the repeat
of the negative events of our history and allow us...
This study discusses the final Allied drive and principal causes of the collapse of the German military machine culminating in the Armistice on November 11, 1918.
The educational history of the Noncommissioned Officer has progressed from simple beginnings of unit based development into today’s modern semi-centralized and centralized professional development schools. Soldiers today enjoy development...
Looks at various aspects of conducting total war, including political activities, military activities, psychological activities and offers recommendations and conclusions.
Prepared by G-3 Section, Headquarters, 15 Army Group Italy
To meet the moutainous characteristics of Italy, "new techniques had to be developed, and variations of standard tactical doctrine devised. The improvizations and adaptatons used throughout the campaign to meet the varied situations presented led...
Actions taken or not taken by law enforcement agencies, in ungoverned spaces reduce US ability to forestall hostile actions on US soil. The current organization of the United States civil authorities and their limitations to impact "Ungoverned...
The Army Times has reported that the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Peter Schoomaker, has directed the army to pursue more effective organizational structures. Since that is the case, now is the perfect time to revisit the decision to remove...