This document is attempt to create a chronology tracking the movements of the 13th Cavalry, spanning the years 1912-1916, using articles from the Army and Navy Journal, a weekly newspaper publication. The material was compiled by Dr. Bouilly,...
In the wake of hostilities, military professionals should not foreswear changes and adjustments designed to make their forces more proficient on future battlefields. Military forces that have just suffered a costly defeat often manifest a greater...
Few enlisted Soldiers have captured and recorded the experiences and lifestyle of the enlisted Soldier during the nation's history. One such author is 1SG Percival G. Lowe. Through his journals and later his novel, "Five Years a Dragoon", he...
This monograph examines the ability of the COSCOM to execute operational logistics tasks in a single corps contingency as outlined in FM 100-7 Decisive Force: The Army in Theater of Operations. The monograph concludes that the COSCOM cannot execute...
Committee 13, Officers Advanced Course, Armored School; Osborne, Robert J. C.; Throckmorton, John W.; Killian, John J.; Carpenter, Robert W.; Reynolds, Walter E., Jr.; Williams, Frank A.; Young, Sidney H., Jr.; Cobb, John H., Jr.
This report describes the 9th Armored Division in the exploitation, from the breakout of the Remagen bridgehead to the encirclement of Leipsig. Table of contents: the enemy, logistics and statistics, expanding the bridgehead, reduction of Limburg,...
US Army Section Military Assistance Group, Vietnam
It has become apparent that in the course of many recent operations large number of Viet Cong have not been apprehended due in large measure to the lack of appreciation by commanders of the importance of, and lack of troop experiences in, the...
The Just War Theory comes from traditional Christian views, that the use of force, or violence, can be used to intervene to protect or even kill to protect the innocent. This controversial view directly effects today's justification of the use of...
The Australian (AS) soldier has a short but very proud military history. In the 104 years since federation the digger, the colloquial name given to the AS soldier, has displayed courage, initiative, and teamwork; the AS Army values. Day to day...
The Department of Defense is releasing for public use and research this multi-volume study giving the "MAGIC" or communications intelligence background of the 1941 Pearl Harbor disaster. In its review of classified records pursuant to E.O. 11652,...
The Department of Defense is releasing for public use and research this multi-volume study giving the "MAGIC" or communications intelligence background of the 1941 Pearl Harbor disaster. In its review of classified records pursuant to E.O. 11652,...
Frazier, Paul W.; Newby, Maura; Thomas, Don; Westergart, Chester
1. Thesis Statement: The U.S. opposes guerilla warfare against other countries, a policy that makes the U.S. vulnerable to those countries.
2. Discussion: The U.S. espouses the Laws of Land Warfare, follows the guidelines of the Geneva and Hague...
United States Army Corps of Engineers, 7th regiment
A history of the 7th engineers, 5th division during the World War. The information was taken from Divisional Reports, Regimental Operation Reports, and other official papers.
This paper is a first person account of the experiences my unit and I encountered during Operation DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. The paper is chronologically sequenced and divided into phases. Included at the end of each phase is a section that...
Sergeant Abraham was instrumental in the battle of Bataan and the Hero of the soldiers who survived the Death March during World War II. On December 8, 1941 Sergeant Abie Abraham and his fellow comrades sat nervously in the trenches awaiting the...
This paper will discuss the ethical dilemma that the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps faced when decide whether to allow two Sergeants Major (SGM) that violated the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to retire or court-martial. Neither...
This Ethics Thought paper is to provide my feelings and views on the Abu Ghriab Prison detainee abuse scandal. J will present the legal aspect of this ethical dilemma per the Geneva Convention and the Army. J will also present how the environment...
This study challenges the military decision-making process as both ineffective and inefficient for use in decision making at the task force level. FM 101-5 (final draft), Staff Organization and Operations, 1966, currently prescribes the MDMP as the...