Written as a textbook for the General Service School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, this volume contains lectures on military government, American military government in Germany, and the four military governments in Mexico, one of which is a...
Within a couple of weeks after the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, selected over 28 other senior admirals, Admiral Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet and held that command until the Allied Forces won the war in the Pacific almost four years...
With 5th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in Iraq from March 2004 to March 2005, Major David Chiarenza initially served as a company commander and then moved to become a brigade battle captain and, as needed, brigade planner and current operations...
Wishes recognition of the American Infantry as a corps d'Elite. Sees this action as vital to continued success in war and as a small reward or compensation for the branch.
Winner of the “Excellence in JC4I-IO Writing Award” competition sponsored by the Armed Forces Electronics Association (AFCEA) for 2007-2008 Class 08-01. Accepting the rule of law as one of multiple logical centers of gravity at a local level is...
While it appears that the role of the U.S. Army is changing from exclusively fighting and winning the nation’s wars to becoming the force provider for numerous support and stability operations, the potential to become entangled in low intensity...
While history never repeats itself identically, it generally share parallels to previous conflicts and provides similar solutions to such conflicts. Military history accounts for important events in battles of the past; strategies used, and include...
While attending training for a new civilian job, Staff Sergeant Douglas Hartwell, an Army Reservist with the 129th Transportation Company, was activated in January 2003. Within days, he began training at Fort Riley and three months later, deployed...
When I was younger, joining the military never really entered my mind. The experience in the military was a wild ride from Basic Training until today. I would have cheated myself and the Army Family I learned to love, honor and respect of my...
What were the conditions that lead to the selection of the Gallipoli Peninsula as the landing place for the allied British and French forces; how were the landing beaches determined; what landings were undertaken; what factors aided or hindered...
What started in 1995 as a one year commitment of NATO troops to implement the Dayton peace accord in Bosnia and Herzegovina has developed into a still ongoing mission there since 1996, an additional mission in Kosovo since 1999 and several minor...
What can be expected of the newest means of transportation, the airplane, in the supply of overseas forces by air? The author reveals information about the history of air transport, air transport to the present, and air transport in the future.
West Africa is ripe for democratic development, but chronic instability impedes progress. This thesis describes the causes and extent of instability and concludes that the military is a major contributor. The question is how to prevent the military...
Wargames have long been used to educate soldiers in the art of war. Today, diminishing resources and expanding technologies have made the games an indispensable feature of the US Army's formal training and education system. Much has been written...
War, diplomacy and economic sanctions are three cornerstones of strategy that have, in the past, successfully coerced rogue regimes to capitulate. However, it may be time to look beyond these persuasion techniques and develop a new method that can...
USMC Maj Timothy Teed serves in the Marine Corps Active Reserve (AR) program and in that capacity helped to stand up the first designated mortuary affairs unit of the Marine Corps. In this November 2010 interview, Maj Teed discusses what went into...
Using military force against an enemy to punish, avenge a wrong, as retribution is a timeless cause of armed conflict. There are many examples throughout history of successful punitive operations. Analyzing historical punitive expeditions for the...
USAF Air and Command Staff College student monograph. Last year thousands of fearless airborne soldiers leaped from United States Air Force troop carrier aircraft into space. They experienced the terrific wing blast as their bodies were propelled...
US Army aviation is undergoing an organizational and doctrinal evolution in order to be a relevant and capable force in the contemporary operational environment and on the battlefields of the future. Aviation has traditionally provided a unique...