Sutter, Patrick A.; Hill, William H.; Moran, Terry P.; Smith, Jewell; Walker, Nathan T. A.; Lee, Robert E.; American Civil War; Persian Gulf War.
Thesis Statement: General Robert E. Lee's tactical plan used
in the civil War during the Seven Days' Battle won a quick,
decisive victory; likewise, during Desert Storm, General H.
Norman Schwarzkopf, using a similar tactical plan for...
Victorio utilized the terrain and environment to his advantage to surprise his enemy; he demonstrated that it takes preparation to defeat an enemy that knows his/her environment. The key point made in this case is that it demonstrates the...
Since March of 2003 the military leaders have had a difficult time understanding exactly how the U.S. Military should fight the insurgency. The military was fighting an enemy that they could not identify and engage in open combat. It seemed no...
The Singapore Army is transforming towards a Third Generation fighting force to meet the challenges of the contemporary security environment. As part of this transformation, the Singapore Army needs to review the training and education roadmap of...
Is the nature of winning at the operational level different than that of the tactical level? The author explores this question and determines that there is a fundamental difference that cannot be explained by the combat power model presented in FM...
This paper analyzes Effects-Based Operations as the most effective way to frame future joint operations in a complex, uncertain environment. This new complex and uncertain environment is characterized by adversaries who have increasingly more...
The post cold war world appears to be an era of unprecedented change. Nations are disintegrating in some places while in others they are forming supranational powers such as the European Union. Transnational threats such as narcotrafficing, crime...
Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldering in Iraq Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army The Army has gained a great deal of experience in Iraq and Afghanistan about COIN operations. Here, one of the Army's most experienced...
Second Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2009-02. Clausewitz, a renowned theorist of war, describes war as "the realm of chance, (which) makes everything more uncertain and interferes with the...
The focus of this bibliography is on deception at the operational level of war. However, because successful deception at this level depends on successful tactical-level deception and excellent camouflage and concealment, material on these related...
This document defines a way US military leaders can prepare for and conduct military operations through the lens of cultural awareness. It provides a method for helping military commanders, staffs, and trainers engage successfully in any type of...
General Scales and his team wrote Certain Victory to provide both the public and the military a clear picture of the Army's role in the Gulf War. The breadth and speed of Desert Storm operations left many participants unaware of the larger context...
If the United States expects to win a land war in Europe against the Soviet Union, the Army must be prepared to fight on the high technology battlefield. Every battle practice in our existing doctrine needs critical examination to assure...
This study analyzes the decisions of Lieutenant General Frederick Franks during the planning and execution of the ground campaign of Desert Storm. Franks has been criticized for being consumed with the synchronization of his multi-division attack...
This study investigates the history of employing indigenous people as military units in combat. It reviews the circumstances surrounding the employment of people as auxiliary and irregular units. It also examines the wisdom of employing indigenous...