The United States Army's vision of the conventional battlefield of the early 21st century is one characterized by increased lethality, greatly expanded dimensions, and significantly increased dispersion of units. It puts a premium on forces being...
The title of this study affords only an approximate indication of its scope. It is a historical and critical description of a German organization, the Army Administration, which had no exact counterpart in any of the Allied armies. In addition to...
The geostrategic and military situation for NATO (and specifically for the FEDERAL REPUBLIC of GERMANY) created in the wake of Germany's reunification and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, has led to revival of the military-strategic principle of...
As the Army prepares the new FM 100-5 this monograph analyzes chapter two of the current draft, the theory of operational art. The latest draft FM 100-5 has failed to create a common understanding, and therefore cannot serve as doctrine. There are...
The relationship between the Active Component of the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard has been troubled and divisive. When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, he unwittingly touched off a significant dispute between the active...
This monograph examines the potential contribution of an airmechanized raid to operational maneuver in a NATO environment. Defining airmechanization as "the integration into the land battle of a major rotary-wing element," the monograph uses the...
This monograph investigates the US Army's preparedness to execute tactical exploitation during conventional symmetrical offensive operations between heavy forces. Exploitation is a critical tactical operation. Successful offensive operations impart...
Military Intelligence Research Section, London Branch
Part 1 presents in detail all the pertinent information available on German military medals, awards, and decorations. Part 2 consists of photographic plates of illustrations.
This document on the reorganization of the German economy covers government institutions, business organizations, coordination of government/business/party organizations, and methods of control and economic policies (rationalization, raw material...
The purpose of this report is to describe briefly all of the significant aspects of the petroleum economy of Germany and of the more important petroleum installations in that country. Volume I of II Volumes.
This monograph studies the use of the term battle damage assessment (BDA) within the Army, Air Force, and Joint communities. The monograph uses history, official publications, and materials published by military personnel or contractors to assess...
This monograph discusses an often overlooked and much maligned source of information and potential force multiplier--Public Affairs. While reporting activities on the battlefield is not a recent development, technological advances in the past...
For many countries, the finite nature of fossil fuels is a matter of significant security concerns. Producer and consumer countries alike increasingly see energy supply security as a subject of their security and defense policy. Being strategically...
The purpose of these Campaign Studies is to provide officers with reasonably confirmed information from official and other reliable sources. Studies were generated by the Military Intelligence Service.
This study examines the concept of fielding an Army aviation division as a viable options for deep attack execution in AirLand Battle Future. First the study synopsizes the key elements of AirLand Battle Future (ALB-F), then it determines the...
This monograph analyzes the three major Civil War campaigns of 1864 in regard to several of the precepts of military theory. It uses the Wilderness, Petersburg, and Atlanta Campaigns, which moved the United States of America into the era of modern...
This monograph examines the transformation of military forces, the development of military doctrine and the influence of previous wars. It is an attempt to identify the driving factors of military transformation in general, to look into the role...