This study presents information about the operations orders given in late July 1918 and compares the doctrine of CGSS to that of the Tenth French Army. The author discusses each of the written directive’s paragraphs and examines specific...
This study asks in what fundamentals did the tactical methods of the French XX Corps in the action of 18-23 July, 1918, differ from the present doctrine of the Command and General Staff School. Several topics include surprise, technique, artillery,...
This paper discusses the operations by the Russian Army with respect to the principles of mass and cooperation against the Japanese Army at the Battle of Wa-fan-gou.
This paper is a study of the Japanese estimate of the Russian Army made prior to the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War. Based on General Fujii’s writings, he was able to predict the powers and limitations of the Russian Army as demonstrated in...
This study endeavors to discuss from a purely tactical point of view the proper place and value of the "All-purpose Gun" in the artillery of a field army, including GHQ Reserves. By "all-purpose gun" is meant a weapon capable of firing against...
This study examines the logistics of the concentration of the troops at Tampa, Florida and their embarkation, the voyage to Cuba, and the landing and field operations.
The study asks if the German offensive against the British 3rd and 5th Army was a surprise, and what steps had the British and French leaders made to check a German offensive in the spring of 1918. Additional questions include: with a German...
This paper chronicles the operations in Mesopotamia, which were unsound in policy and strategy without definite political or military advantage in the conduct of war. They involved the expenditure of power greatly in excess of the requirements of...
This paper details the operations of the First Division in World War I; it breaks down events by days (July 18-23, 1918). The focus is on the employment of the field artillery brigade.
This study expounds on the Battle at Petersburg, Virginia, in which, the Union forces exploded a mine under the Confederate trenches on July 30, 1864. In spite of combat superiority the Union forces suffered losses about four times those of the...
This paper discusses if a lighter field wire should be developed, with the same talking range and less weight per mile, to replace the present standard outpost and field wires.
This study aims to present the allied plans, as well as and information secured and evaluated by German forces concerning allied plans. Included are consolidated daily tables of information that show which G-2 agencies were employed throughout the...
This paper discusses the operations of the Anzacs during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. The Anzac force, the mission, terrain, the Turkish force, the plan, and the execution of the plan are all topics included. There are five sketch maps...