As we transform to fighting on the modern day battlefield in the 21 st Century, we find a more dubious and cunning adversary that uses uncivilized tactics that poses many questions such as, how do we counteract these tactics? What are the risks...
The lectures contained in this document address the following subjects: camps, bivouacs, and outposts, with modifications required by an Indian terrain; marches, space and time (advanced guards and rear guards- considerations also with regard to...
The Abu Ghraib prison tortures, classified rendition operations, kidnapping foreign nationals suspected of terrorist ties, and recently revealed secret Central Intelligence Agency prisons, all point to a new aggressive level of American...
A book on the subject of the conduct of small wars where the campaigns do not consist of regular troops. It contains strategy, tactics, and information on all of the minor expeditions in which the British Army was frequently engaged.
This text contains the author's views and philosophical discussions of war. Included is the origins of war, science and art of war, ethics, the future of warfare, interior defense, strategy, and reformation of war.
Geoffrey Parker asserts in The Cambridge History of Warfare that the western way of war is based on five fundamental principles. He states that the combination of; a heavy reliance on technology, reinforced by discipline and aggressive pursuit of...
Discusses the state of the art of field engineering after World War I. Discusses general principles of field fortification, tools and material, field level and field geometry, the siting of trenches, machine gun emplacements, obstacles, details of...
The following pages are written with the idea of furnishing the members of the Army School of the Line and Staff College a guide in the solution of field problems in fortification. These problems are such that any line officer might be called upon...
The study of military history is as old as the history of warfare itself. From the ancient battlefields, surviving commanders and troops alike carried the lessons learned through trial and error into subsequent battles hoping to better their next...
The media’s report of PFC Jessica Lynch and CPL Pat Tillman had both a positive and negative impact on America’s view of the military. In military reports both Soldier’s were portray to be war heroes. However, through media reporting we later...
Even though the 1st Amendment gives the media the right to broadcast news without regard to military opinions, the Media must consider the impact it has on the public’s perception of the military when they portray an incomplete or sided story....
Military leaders at all ranks continue to fight battles with the same mind set and without regard
to counterinsurgency operations. To win battles, leaders must recognize counterinsurgency as an
important role to the U.S Military. Soldiers plan and...
Is it important for military forces to possess a cultural understanding of the nation in which they are operating? Skeptics may insist that cultural understanding is of much lesser value than superior firepower and tactics. History contains...
Studying military history increases Soldiers knowledge by learning from the experience of Soldiers from the past. Basic military operations have not changed throughout our military’s long history. There are numerous examples of previous military...
Johnson, Alan; Thomson, Jim; Garcia, Frank; Fernandez, Victor; Thiel, Christopher
Thesis: Through the use of the suicide bomber, the Islamic Jihadist seeks to overwhelm and replace Western democracy with an Islamic hegemony as the world’s dominant cultural, religious, and political force. It is strategically essential for the...
The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in two wars: the Philippine Insurrection and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In addition, it will identify some of the critical factors that led to successes and...
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...
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...
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...
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...