1917 practical manual for the training and instruction of officers and men in trench warfare, based on the latest information from the battle fronts of Europe, and including the attack and defense of trenches, the construction of trenches and...
This document addresses the following topics regarding Japanese defense against amphibious operations: tactics and organization; beach obstacles, barricades, and mines; fortifications and airfields; Japanese coast defense guns; dual-purpose,...
After Action Report including pre-strike, strike, post strike, conclusions, and 6 annexes involving Hurricane Betsy. This narrative is based upon staff reports rendered by major functional elements of this installation. Its contents were compiled...
This paper was written to study Quartermaster supplies and equipment for use in operations considering both mountain and sub-arctic where temperatures may be as low as minus twenty degrees (-20 F).
The following; Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Field Artillery of the Army of the United States is approved and herewith published for the information and government of all concerned.
Obedience is the first and last duty of a soldier, it is the foundation upon which the military efficiency is built, without it an army becomes a mob, while with it a mob ceases to be a mob find becomes possessed of much of the power of an...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Provides operational orders for the 82d Airborne Division for "Operation Neptune" to capture Ste. Mere-Eglise, seize and secure crossing of Merderet River, seize and destroy the crossing of the Douve River and to protect the Northwest flank of VII...
This book was published for the purpose of presenting all the information gathered on the subject of German military symbols since the publication of the basic handbook "German military symbols". For the Army, topics include: basic symbols and...
This monograph examines two disasters, Hurricanes Andrew (1991) and Marilyn (1995), and the U.S. Army’s support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether Joint and Army doctrine provides doctrinal tools for Defense...
This handbook contains general military instructions for cadets; covers Army organization, duties, discipline, operations, training, drills, hygiene, and first aid. Includes photographs and illustrations.
This is a study of Quartermaster supplies, equipment and services for use in operations where the temperature may be as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Consideration is given to operations both in mountains and sub-Arctic. Terrain, climate, clothing...
This study compares four vehicles as possible candidates for a command and control vehicle for use by the Light Cavalry Regiment employed in support of a contingency corps. The need for a new command and control vehicle is based on the premise that...
Field artillery field manual (1940) which contains reference data of special value to field artillery personnel in the theater of operations, or references to authorized training literature containing these data.
This monograph examines the U.S. Army's need for a centrally-managed, detailed doctrine for combat in cold regions. It is important for the U.S. Army to maintain adequate doctrine for combat in cold regions. The Soviets are prepared to fight in the...
The security of the United States is an enduring dilemma that if not properly addressed will leave the nation vulnerable to existing and future threats. The attacks of September 11, 2001 were a stark reminder of our vulnerability. Despite the...
Discusses issues related to survival, evasion and recovery. Includes information on navigation, radio communications and signaling, medical, personal protection, water, food, induced conditions, the will to survive and public information.
In locating the site for a defensive firing line, it must be divided into three sections : firing line, immediate support and reserves. In doing this several opposing factors should be taken into consideration and their relative importance judged...