A comprehensive study of any subject should begin with its historical development. In the case of field artillery materiel, a superficial examination of museum curiosities is not sufficient. The survey, to be of real value, must identify in each...
Shows that (then) present method of providing commissioned personnel with an opportunity to replenish their individual clothing and equipment needs in the combat zone is unsatisfactory. Paper makes recommendations for changes to the system that...
This study is a historical analysis of Dwight Eisenhower's experience as a student at the 1925-26 Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The study develops several themes of Eisenhower's life -competitiveness, individualism,...
This document details the analysis of the curricula of the Regular Course, Command and General Staff College, to determine criteria for preparation of a program of instruction that accomplishes the mission of the college. This analysis contains...
The text is based on prescribed War Department policies and doctrines and represents the views on training of the General Service Schools. Chapters contain information regarding: general principles of training; forces subject to training; training...
The purpose of this status report is to present a comprehensive status of all problems, studies and procedures relating to demobilization and postwar planning, as executed or supervised by the Special Planning Division, War Department Special...
The U.S. Army is currently in the midst of unprecedented transformation. Weapons, vehicles, technology, and most important, people, are the focus of the Army's future change. Understanding the relationship between people (soldiers) and change is...
The purpose of this treatise is to determine the capability of the corps support brigade direct support group to replace the infantry division support command (DISCOM) during periods of emergencies. This treatise presents an analysis of the mission...
This publication supplements standard English-language dictionaries with standard terminology for military and associated use. However, it is not the intent of this publication to restrict the authority of the joint force commander (JFC) from...
Analyzes logistical planning in the European Theater of Operations for Operation Overlord with a view to illuminating the role of strategic logistical planning at theater levels.
The present situation in Afghanistan is not being resolved by the current U.S. strategic approach. Given the recent uptick in insurgent violence, the shift in emphasis with regards to Afghanistan, and the change in presidential administrations, the...
Includes instructions issued to observers (observation post organizers, chief observers, orientation card, volunteer observer’s button, and flash message form/message/symbols), multiple interviews, views of A.D. Comdr. on a unified air defense,...
This study examines the proposition that military institutions in underdeveloped or developing countries offer significant advantages when they are given a role in national development. The investigation focuses mainly on the non-military and...
The War Department had directed that the history of the military occupation of Germany and Austria in World War II be recorded and interpreted as the events transpired. The Occupation Forces in Europe Series consists of a series of studies,...
This thesis examines the possibility of Japanese rearmament using a comparative case study approach examining the periods 1870 to 1945 and 1945 to 1976. Major actors in each period are examined in order to understand the role they play and their...
Contains basic instruction used by infantry, artillery, and aviation for both the offensive and defensive tactics as employed by the Germans in July 1918.
Study covers the phases of the training of enlisted men not included in other studies prepared on the training of units, replacements, fillers and cadres. Accordingly, the present monograph treats only the instruction and teaching facilities...