United States. Marine Corps. Division, 4th. Amphibious Track Battalion, 10th
This reports' intent is to present in a narrative form the events of the 4th Marine Division, 10th Amphibious Track Battalion during its involvement in the Iwo Jima operation.
The history of warfare is dotted by ruined tactics, ruined strategies, and ruined lives due to the failure to adapt to new technologies. The club, the spear, the arrow, and the sword were overcome by innovations. During the Civil War, NCOs relied...
Progressing through the ranks, I surmise that the more rank an individual possesses the more ethical dilemmas encountered. Some leaders handle dilemmas better than others. Because leaders are expected to supervise themselves, some leaders struggle...
The historic interest of Yorktown is as great as that of any other spot on the historic Virginia peninsula. One of the oldest settlements of Virginia, it was once a bustling, prosperous village; but its progress was ruined by its unfortunate and...
This monograph uses Major General Nathanael Greene's Southern Campaign, 1780-1781, as an historical case study to demonstrate both the validity and the utility of current operational art as it applies to understanding the design and execution of...
"This is the story of an infantry division. The tale is worth telling because it relates how a group of Americans was formed into a fighting team and how the team remains even though some of the men who compose it pass on. This is the record of the...
There are several topics discussed in this document regarding the operations surrounding the port that was Cherbourg during the Second World War. Military planning included how plans were made and then changed. Contents revealed administering the...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views ex-pressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
Department of Military Art, U.S. Infantry and Cavalry School; Wagner, Arthur L.; Swift, Eben; Dickman, J. T.; Mills, A. L.
"This book is not presented to the public as a treatise on strategy, but [was] intended solely for the use of the student officers at the U. S. Infantry and Cavalry School in connection with a course of lectures. Many features that would be...
This study explores the role of the military as an instrument of national power in the transformation of Republics to Empires. It concentrates on two case studies. The first is the Athenian transformation from Radical Democracy to an Informal...
Between 1945 and 1949 a pattern of mistrust developed between the communist block and the Free Western World. To counter the threat of communism the United States and fifteen allies decided to organize a mutual security pact. With the signing of...
This monograph examines the Carolina Campaign conducted by Nathanael Greene during the American Revolution and contrasts it with the criteria developed by Dr. Robert Epstein and Dr. James Schneider for determining the practice of operational art....
The United States' (US) invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the subsequent removal of the Taliban regime are considered monumental successes. In the wake of this success remained the challenge of developing an Afghan National Army (ANA) in order to...