This is a history of the 85th Infantry Division. It gives a brief overview of the early years, details training for the Second World War, the Gustav Line, the second phase, the drive on Rome and to the north, between attacks, the Gothic Line, and...
Partisan warfare is not new. The histories of numerous campaigns describe participation by civilians in the hostilities under various designations, such as guerrillas, irregulars, bandits or patriots fighting for liberation. However, while...
The weekly intelligence summary give information on and about tactical intelligence, objective folder and target chart data, war news from other fighting fronts, Japanese antiaircraft defenses, and special reports from EAC tactical units.
Report by Generalmajor Alexander Ratcliffe, who served as an infantry battalion and regimental commander for the German Army in Belgium and France. He was also a writer and commentator. In this document he discusses the background of his...
This book brings to light the use of artillery in attacks in war of position, to discuss its characteristics and to sketch personal impressions of the performance of the artillery in such attacks.
Air/Land Battle doctrine stresses the need for Army units to fight successfully out-numbered. This dictum implies the conduct of defensive operations at the beginning of a war. The shift to offensive operations, the counterattack, can be the key to...
The Second Chechen War, which began on 23 September 1999 with massive Russian air strikes, bore little resemblance to the inconclusive campaign that had ended just three years earlier. In the earlier conflict, Russian Air Force operations...
This monograph explores the often-used phrase “No more Task Force Smiths.” This catchphrase is used to express a desire to avoid the perceived mistakes that lead to the defeat of Task Force Smith during the Korean War, July 1950. It deployed...
All G-4 Supply Memorandums are included with the exception of those rescinded and top secret memorandums. Includes administrative order, key outgoing letters, memoranda to services, staff memoranda and supply memoranda.
Committee 28, Officers Advanced Course, the Armored School; Frankel, Henry; Noseck, Kenneth A; Fox, Victor B.; Williams, Walter H.; Wilson, Weldon W.; Wallace, Jerry G.; Hughes, John W., Jr.; Irving, John H.; Young, Maurice L.
This is a report of committee investigation of the use of armor in mountainous warfare in World War II. It considers the employment of armored units of all sizes from section to division. It was the purpose of this report to collect for ready...