Shilling, James; Young, Glenda; Omundson, Eric; Husketh, William O.; Soldan, Marek
The political and domestic pressures exerted on the US Government for the Vietnamization of the war in Southeast Asia by minimizing or eliminating the use of U.S. Troops, especially ground forces, helped to ensure that the invasion of Laos by the...
The problem undertaken in this thesis is to determine the Republic of Korea's (R.O.K.) most viable national defense strategy in the forthcoming decade in the absence or reduction of the American forces stationed in the R.O.K. Three international...
A history of Fort Leavenworth Kansas and the churches and schools on this U.S. Army reservation. The history encompasses Christian churches on the Army reservation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A history of legislation specific to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This history begins with the establishment of Fort Leavenworth in 1827 and continues to the late 19th century.
For military operations, the counterinsurgency environment is perhaps the most complicated and arduous environment in history. Often, government and military leaders are unsure how conventional forces should deal with an inferior enemy who stays...
"It seems like yesterday that I was on this post eagerly seeking to be an Infantry Officer of the United States Army, having repeatedly been encouraged to do so, having finally disclosed my true age which I had kept secret for some period of time...
"Since the beginning, when God said let there be light and there was light, teaching and soldiering, i.e., training, have gone hand-in-hand. The great discoveries and inventions of all times had their genesis in military affairs."
While the hiring of civilian contractors facilitates the use of Soldiers for more combat related missions, OIF dollars should be spent on building a larger defense force rather than lining the pockets of contractors who use their influence and...
To understand some of the problems facing today’s military we have to look at what decisions leaders are making on the ground. What moral foundation has been established to ensure equality and fairness throughout the military? What balances and...
Shirley, Michael L.; Dailey-Johnson, Theresa W.; Ramsey, James C.; Mathis, Anthony J.; Clark, Johnny R.
As a result of reduced military strength, national security interests, and global commitments the Department of Defense has increasingly relied on civilian contractors to fill critical military shortages in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The services of...
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer was court-martialed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, during September and October, 1867. This little chronicled event in the life of the well-known American soldier and Indian fighter is seldom accorded more...
The United States Army is focusing its future on researching, developing, and the acquisition of equipment for a concept called Force XXI. In this new concept, the Army plans to collect and share information using mostly electronic sensors via...
Napoleon's rise to power in the late eighteenth century occurred at a time when the structure of most European armies was based on the paradigm army of Frederick the Great. Napoleon, however, changed all of this and in a few short years transformed...
The purpose of this monograph is to understand how China's culture affects the way it behaves internationally. By reviewing lessons from recent Chinese history and prevailing philosophies, we can see that China has succeeded in their goal of...
The US Army's Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) has been oft criticized as a time consuming and cumbersome process. Units typically devote so much time to developing and perfecting the plan that once the process is complete, there remains...
Since the end of the cold war, the US Army has become a force-projection Army with reduced forward basing. With increased overseas commitments, the Army's ability to conduct strategic deployment is more important than ever. In the next decade, the...
This essay speaks of the overall advantages gained by the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in combat. Fratricide has been reduced because of the effective use of GPS in common equipment employed by troops. Collateral damage that might...
From surveys of much of the existing literature on World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, the author has extracted examples of friendly fire involving U.S. ground forces and has categorized them according to types of...
This paper is the author’s view on how the United States Army integrates its values and ethics with those of its Soldiers. The author discusses aspects of how individual morals, ethics, and values develop and mature from childhood to adulthood...
Shrout, Brian S.; Sampson, Ronald N.; Patton, Jerry D.; Jones, Duwayne
Thesis Statement: The conventional forces of U.S. Army were trained and prepared to conduct force on force warfare, but as we transitioned to fight insurgencies, we had ongoing challenges with readiness. Influence of the US Army Special Forces...