A compiled history of the Command and General Staff College from its beginnings in 1881 to the present day. Discusses the many changes in the organization and mission over time.
Forward by David H. Petraeus: For 125 years, Fort Leavenworth has been the crossroads for the officer corps of the United States Army. It is at the Command and General Staff College that field grade officers receive an educational experience that...
This study is an historical analysis of the military training scheme for British officers which was proposed by Major General John Gaspard Le Marchant in 1798 and adopted by the British Army in 1799. It examines the social and political climate of...
This document is the official program for the dedication of Bell Hall. Includes comments from President Eisenhower, Wilber M. Brucker, Maxwell D. Taylor; Lionell C. McGarr, a short biography of James Franklin Bell, a history of CGSC, and specs...
A history of the Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth, now called the Command and General Staff College. This history was compiled from General Orders of the War Department, annual Reports of Commandants from 1881 to 1908 and other available...
This paper presents a demonstration of the failure to appreciate the necessity of exhaustive logistical planning in peacetime preparation for war and of providing the means necessary to execute such plans, and to show the unsoundness of unbalanced...
Media operations are vital components of the information operations fight. This newsletter explores the role media operations play on the modern battlefield, enumerating battle-tested and proven public affairs training guidance tactics, techniques,...
This is our seventh edition of the CGSC Foundation News and it has been one of our toughest editions to put together. So many great things are happening in the Foundation and at the College we have a hard time doing justice to it all with the space...
Gabel, Christopher R. (Christopher Richard), 1954-
Since the early twentieth century, officers of the U.S. Army have honed their professional knowledge and skills by conducting staff rides to historical battlefields. Often, these educational exercises have focused on the tactical level of war,...
The Lewis and Clark staff ride presented in this booklet, focuses on a US Army mission to explore the unknown during a time of peace. By studying the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806, traveling the route, and visiting the places where key...
This book is concerned primarily with the combat (or tactical) groups that were active during the Second World War. Although such groups had numerous designations, nearly all fell within four major categories: bombardment, fighter, reconnaissance,...
In recent years Army Aviation has become an essential tactical and logistical tool for Army commanders. Army aircraft now support the land battle by performing a variety of missions throughout the combat zone, though commanders have not always...