Contains a biography of Sam Houston and his involvement in the Texas War of Independence and creation of the Republic of Texas. Includes a bibliography and index.
This study examines Soviet surprise within the context of tactical warfare. It assesses Soviet military art in relationship to their current surprise doctrine, defines the elements of surprise and reviews their historical use. It also discusses the...
The intent behind this paper was to develop a set of key principles that would support both planners and operators in the conduct of counterinsurgency operations. This set of principles would also be morally acceptable on an international level,...
Historical Division, European Command; Foertsch, Hermann
This is volume VIII of 30 volumes concerning the training and development of German General staff officers. The author divides his work into two main parts- a) selection, education, and training, and b) the way of thinking and acting in the German...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the relationship of the operational commander with the media in the context of theater operations. The importance of maintaining the passion of a nation-state to conduct military operations to attain...
This monograph describes the interaction and impact of the Afghan culture with the numerous instances of foreign intervention in the country. Prior to the American intervention in 2001, most recall of foreign intervention in Afghanistan focused on...
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."
Society defines Ethics as human conduct in the light of moral principles. When deciding ethical dilemmas, we must pull from our morals, duties, values and virtues. In all actuality, ethics are principles NCOs follow that lead us to do or decide the...
I want to share with you a situation I found myself in when I was a First Sergeant of an Infantry Company. A Soldier under the age of 21 drinking in the barracks on a Saturday afternoon was my situation. What do I do? I had to make an ethical...
Ethics is one of our SAP Core Values. In Singapore Armed Forces (SAP) we have 7 set of SAP Core Values. This Core Values are to guide members of the organization in a common direction. The SAP 7 Core Values are Leadership, Loyalty to Country,...
Ethical dilemmas are decisions that we face on a daily basis. Whether right or wrong, humans are forced to make challenging decisions that at most times will determine the fate of life or dramatically change someone’s life- now or in the future....
Thesis: Ethical dilemmas leaders find themselves challenged with in combat. How we failed to ensure our Soldiers were properly prepared to take the hard right over the east wrong.
Ethical dilemmas leaders find themselves challenged with in combat....
When Soldiers deploy to a combat zone the combatant commander must take additional steps to ensure that conduct does not become an issue with the “host” nation. General Order 1 is the means to that end. For the individual Soldier this means...