Historical Division, Headquarters European Command
This document gives examples of partisan warfare and describes historical events that took place from 1941 to 1943 in the Eastern theater of war. Included is the first clash with partisans, partisan fighting in subterranean stone quarries, partisan...
The nation's security needs have dramatically changed since 1989. While the Army may, and probably will, fight a conventionally armed enemy in the future, it must also prepare itself to operate across a broad range of missions for which it is...
This monograph looks at operational art practiced by an outnumbered force. Specifically, the research question is: How have outnumbered armies designed and executed successful campaigns? Simply stated, this study looks at how outnumbered forces...
Biological weapons pose a clear and present danger to U.S. national security, U.S. forces, and key allies and friends. Their low cost, low visibility, high potency, accessibility, and easy delivery make BW attractive to adversaries seeking new...
The United States has possessed smart weapons since the late 1960's. Each generation of smart weapons incorporated significant improvements in range, accuracy, and lethality over the previous generation. These continuing improvements led many...
One might ask why combat trained paratroopers jumped into a forest fire instead of the fields of Germany. After all, this was 1945 and the United States was at war with Germany. The answer was simple. In 1945, the Army, along with the rest of the...
This monograph discusses the increased logistical dependency of the modern battlefield at the operational level of war. Given this dependency, the monograph examines whether a counterlogistics fight at the operational level of war has become the...
I was involved with a number of civil affairs missions that went into the local towns and villages around LSA Anaconda in Balad, Iraq. We concentrated on the rehabilitation of elementary level schools. This is an unclassified snapshot of the period...
A condensation of the official report of "Exercise Snowdrop." Covers prior planning, references, the organization of the battalion, combat team and Air Force units, the terrain, weather and its effect on the air lift and training. Also contains an...
The 48th New York was a Union infantry regiment that served in the Department of the South when it attempted to capture Charleston, South Carolina, during the summer of 1863. Recognized for its political, strategic, and maritime value, Charleston...
A survey of the literature of the Tenth Cavalry revealed there was no history of the unit whi1e serving as a service detachment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, between 1931-1941. This paper is an effort to establish the records of the unit's social...
How should militaries think about social media as a factor in military operations? In this study I examine recent Arab Spring scholarship, with a particular focus on the significant impact of social media on events in Egypt in early 2011. Existing...
The Arab Spring has demonstrated the power and potential of social mobilization and collective action as a form of political warfare in support of unconventional warfare strategies. This power and potential is not isolated to the Arab Spring or to...
Determines the "Socialist Concept of War" as indicated by the economic interpretation of history and the practical attitudes of socialists toward war. Also seeks to form a cohesive understanding of socialism since socialism, communism and anarchism...
Throughout history scholars have studied the development of states and posed the question, why do some states develop more than other states? In addressing this question, most studies have focused on the economic and political elements of the...
When a person enters the Army, that Soldier brings their upbringing with them. We try and indoctrinate and matriculate them into a larger family, but there will always be those earlier influences that will affect decisions. As Soldiers it is...
Deteriorating nation states are a significant threat to U.S. and Western interests. Ineffective nation states frequently generate economic, social and humanitarian crises for their ungoverned populations, imperil the security of neighboring...
Throughout the history of the United States, the American military has integrated capabilities from diverse military units. From the regulars under Washington and the local militias in the American Revolution to the airborne Divisions of World War...
The purpose of this research was to identify the SOF unique educational requirements for SF Officers attending CGSC's ILE. This question came to the forefront at the Command and General Staff College when the United States Army Special Operations...
A big problem in the army is the Soldier deserters, because they affect the normal development of the Institution and troop morals. U.S. military records show that between 8,000 and 10,000 Soldiers are currently unaccounted for. It is not known how...