This account is based on records of the U.S. Marine Corps, selected records of other services, and appropriate published works. The study provides insight into the mechanics of the battle from the highest echelon of command to the smallest unit....
In these notes, an attempt is made to give you as much condensed information in general on the practical work, which you will be required to know in the field artillery as possible.
These 1942 lessons were prepared under the direction of the Commanding General, Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Sill and prescribed for use as an aid to training.
"This 1952 manual is published for the information and guidance of personnel responsible for field and depot maintenance of fuze setters M13, M13A1, M18, and M18A1."
The U.S. Army's stated power projection strategy demands a corps of five divisions that is tailorable, sustainable, and with airborne vertical insertion capability. The lead brigade must be on the ground by C+4, the lead division by C+12. Two heavy...
This paper analyzes the combat service support concept for the redesigned Force XXI Division to determine if the concept improves the efficiency and effectiveness of support to the maneuver battalions and division as a whole. The paper begins with...
Sections detail information on the inspection and maintenance of mount, a general description of the 12-inch howitzer railway mount (recoil mechanism, elevating / traversing mechanism, ammunition crane, brakes, foundation, muzzle support, etc.),...
This document details the light and heavy machine guns of the German Armed Forces (firing action, general descriptions, non-recoiling portions, action of mechanism, etc.).
This document and study sought to analyze the over-all adequacy and balance of the then current CGSC Regular Course, analyze the methodology employed in that course, and make recommendations for improvement of the adequacy and balance of, and the...
[Headquarters United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas]
The standing operating procedures and technical data outlined in this manual are the results of practical study and recent experience in the European and Pacific Theaters. They are published to provide up-to-date information designed to promote the...
The coincidence trainer is a precision instrument for use with range finders of the coincidence type having self-contained bases. The function of the instrument is to test the acuity and develop the proficiency of range-finder operators in...
"This 1942 manual is published for the information and guidance of personnel using the 20mm aircraft gun materiel M1 and M2 and contains technical information requried in the identification, use, and care of the materiel."
This paper describes the single most significant event in my military career. The lost of one basic trainee and near lost of another. It attempts to outline the importance of properly preparing to train and training to react by instinct.
This paper analyzes how a unit's METL can assist infantry battalions in preparing for and executing peacekeeping operations as well as their wartime mission. Field Manual 100-23, Peace Operations states, 'Peace operations are not a new mission and...
This status report, which includes seven appendices, sets forth the planning assumptions, problems, and summarizes the studies and the progress which have been made regarding the problems of demobilization. Discussed are the following: status of...
The principal German infantry weapons are described here in order to enable U.S. troops to identify and, when the opportunity exists, to operate them. Sections include information on pistols, rifles, and grenades, machine guns and mortars, antitank...