History is replete with examples of lost opportunities to decisively defeat an enemy's army on the field of battle. All too often, tactical success has not been followed by actions to ensure operational success. This failure may be attributable to...
This monograph discusses operational sustainment in a secondary theater of war. Essentially, this study asks, given horizontal escalation in a global conflict where central Europe is the primary theater, what is the effect of operational...
Success in modern warfare is no longer the product of a single decisive battle, rather, success is the result of decisive campaign. The great campaigns of World War II all ended prior to the conclusion of the war because the armies involved were...
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a doctrine for offensive operations by a corps against cities. Source material is both historical and doctrinal in nature. The city is important to the modern army as a source of personnel and materiel. The...
The United States entered "the war to end all wars" seventy years ago, but much may still be learned from a study of that vast military and diplomatic experience. Accordingly, the Center of Military History is now bringing back into print a series...
Sergeant Stubby was different from most American Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), but as an NCO his contributions during World War I made an everlasting impact upon the NCO Corps and the United States Army. He had an exciting and colorful history...
Sergeant Stubby was different from most American Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), but as an NCO his contributions during World War I made an everlasting impact upon the NCO Corps and the United States Army. He had an exciting and colorful history...
American Battle Monuments Commission; Center of Military History
This book has been prepared as part of the project of the American Battle Monuments Commission to commemorate in a complete and lasting manner the accomplishments and services of the American forces in Europe during the World War. Topics include:...
This monograph discusses the fundamental functions of operational art and assesses how well they are addressed by current doctrine. Its focus is upon operational art as applied to conventional warfare: that zone where the theater of operations...
This study is concerned only with the landing of airborne fighting forces in an area occupied or controlled by an enemy and with the subsequent tactical commitment of those forces in conventional ground combat. Contents include German airborne...
Booklet meant to inform occupying soldiers about Germany. Discusses a variety of topics including the history of Germany, cultural differences, currency, weights and measures, and language.
The purpose of this study is to give U.S. troops a comprehensive picture of German antiaircraft artillery and its use, and at the same time to furnish U.S. antiaircraft artillerymen data by which they can compare German methods with their own....
The first chapter of this book addresses the United Kingdom- beginnings of planning, organization, types of installations, early problems, operations Torch and Overlord, etc. Next are descriptions of the assault, supply over the beaches, the battle...