This is a companion piece to the work titled "Boots on the ground: troop density in contingency operations" by the author. The focus of this volume is on the number of troops engaged in combat duties versus the number functioning in noncombat...
AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; Williams, Howard D.
This history of basic military training in the AAF covers the six years from January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1944. The first chapter shows the peacetime accumulation of experience in planning, administration, training, and activation of replacement...
The contributions of the Medical noncommissioned officer (NCO) are numerable. Soldiers in the Medical Corps have served their country for years with little or no recognition. Doctors and medics receive recognition but what about the X-Ray and...
SGT Darryl “Shifty” Powers still resides in a southeastern corner of Virginia, known as Big Stone Gap. SGT Powers’ upbringing in the backwoods would reap dividends in what was to come. Shifty would transcend from a back woodsman to a battle...
The Army has seen great change over the years. Technology has improved and the threats against our country are changing as well. In order for the United States Army to maintain its superpower status in the world, we must also change. Adapting to...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This study examines the extensive experiences of the Soviet Army as it struggled to master the night. Driven by necessity to operate in the relative safety of darkness, the Soviet Army in World War II learned to capitalize on night operations and...
The operationalization of Military Deception (MILDEC) requires a unique combination of resources, detailed intelligence, significant preparation, operational security and secrecy to achieve maximum effects. It requires close synchronization...
The only feasible method of transporting divisions of personnel and equipment is, and used to be, by sea. What planning, management and coordination of shipping requirements existed within the US Army and civilian agencies prior to and during World...
Office, U.S. Secretary, Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
Bush, James E.; Cochrane, William M.; Gingrich, John R.; Gross, David F.; Hackett, Craig D.; Schultz, Douglas P.
The following document will examine World War II's second battle of Corregidor, which resulted in the recapture of the island by US forces. Corregidor is a rocky outcrop of land which would be totally without significance were it not for its...
Gabel, Christopher R. (Christopher Richard), 1954-
In the seventy years that have passed since the tank first appeared, antitank combat has presented one of the greatest challenges in land warfare. Dramatic improvements in tank technology and doctrine over the years have precipitated equally...
Soviet victory on the Eastern Front was a product first and foremost of the Soviet defensive effort. Only successful defense could pave the way for offensive victory. Moreover, the development of strategic and operational defenses depended directly...
Coalition warfare is generally a two-edged sword. When several countries join forces to fight a common enemy, the weight of their combined effort can be overwhelming. The effectiveness of this effort, however, can be dissipated or even rendered...