Stability operations are not a recent phenomenon, but have been particularly common since the end of the Cold War. All the major deployments of the US Army since 1991 have involved such operations. In all these deployments, the US Army has been...
The 1956 Suez Crisis is the first example of a preemptive strike after World War II. The episode provides lessons about the lengths to which nations will go to secure their interests and the limits of the United Nation 's influence. How the UN...
This monograph provides the context for a better understanding and appreciation of the difficulties U.S. military planners face in their labors to develop an effective plan to 18win the war. 18Winning the war 19 is not as simple as defeating an...
United States Army Corps of Engineers, 7th regiment
A history of the 7th engineers, 5th division during the World War. The information was taken from Divisional Reports, Regimental Operation Reports, and other official papers.
"The present text-book has been compiled with the object of presenting as clearly as possible the elementary principles of the course in Ordnance and Gunnery as taught at the Military Academy, and of so arranging it that it can be readily used for...
Discusses the fighting in the Marne Salient from May 27th to August 6th, 1918, focusing on the period of July 15-18, known as the Champagne-Marne Defensive and the actions of the Army Expeditionary Forces (AEF).
This study examines the conditions that the United States must set to ensure that the international community will recognize the legitimacy of preemptive actions and avoid recrimination and isolation. Case studies will be examined within the...
Ethics are the very foundation of who we are as a person. There are different forms of ethics within our society, such as, business ethics, moral ethics, and social ethics. Before a Soldier comes into the Army, most of his or her beliefs and values...
Eight years of persistent conflict and increasing engagement requirements across the globe have followed the end of the Cold War. Appropriately, leaders and theorists recognize the professional military obligation and importance of adapting...
History illustrates that without unity of command and a mechanism to enable unity of effort, achieving strategic and regional objectives is rare. AFRICOM, a newly established Combatant Command, faces innumerable challenges within the continent of...
This monograph examines whether US Army doctrine and US Air Force doctrine are compatible. In particular, this study assesses the current Air/Ground Operating System and the offensive air support it provides to U.S. Army corps commanders. The...
After ten years of global conflict with al Qaeda, the time has come to reassess the threat and determine the parameters within which it operates. Questions regarding its continued validity as a threat, its capability to employ synchronized tactical...
This work is a detailed historical study of the Second World War’s little known Aleutian Campaign in the North Pacific, commonly referred to as the “Forgotten War.” After describing the events that transpired in the North Pacific throughout...
Haines Competition Finalist Papers, Class 55 Nonresident Sergeants Major Course U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss, Texas.
When GEN Ralph E. Haines established the Sergeants Major Academy in 1972 he intended it to be the capstone of the...
Hagan, Daniel; Watson, La Vonya; Rolling, Nicholas; Jacobs, Franklin; Haynes, Allen
Thesis Statement: The defeat of the Japanese on the Aleutian Islands, and the US naval victory at Midway, prevented the. Japanese domination of the Northern and Central Pacific Regions during World War II.
An American military presence has been prevalent on the Korean Peninsula since the end of World War II. As Korea attempted to recover from decades of bitter Japanese rule, internal struggles and politics led to the division of Korea into North and...
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) apportions approximately 37 percent of the end strength of the total Army to fill the mission requirements necessary of the go to war Army. However, the total funding outlay provided to the Army Reserve MILCON...