A translation of annexes nos. 4 and 5 of : ""Pugens, Commandant French Army, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, Cours d'Histoire Militaire, ler Avril, 1928. This details the operation of the French XI Corps.
Although it is impossible to give a complete analysis of the operations of this section in a paper of limited length, the purpose of this paper does give an examination of some of the activities, methods and reports.
As aviation is a comparatively new and its use in war is largely theoretical. The actual operations of this arm in coast defense in war have been of a comparatively minor character, no large masses being used; therefore the only basis on which to...
Critical analysis of the St. Mihiel Offensive and the German reaction during the attack. Operations maps show the terrain, order of battle, phase lines and objectives with the German defensive positions. Item was scanned to jpg format first by a...
Gallipoli Campaign, to include a summary of the situation as of daylight 28th April : the results attained by each side, and the outstanding lessons to be derived from the operations to date.
In a study of the supply operations concerned in this offensive, it is necessary to consider the peculiar situation which elated prior to the beginning of the actual preparations for the attack itself.
It is believed that the extent to which any force may be mechanized is limited by the terrain over which the approach marches, and it is doubtful whether even six-wheelers will be able to move, since every line of approach must first be...
It is the purpose of this paper to deal principally with the use of psychological methods in the rapid classification, selection and placement of individuals which may be brought into the army in various military specialties in a time of national...
Operations of the 4th Cavalry Division, from 19 September to the Armistice, World War -- Palestine campaign. The 4th Cavalry Division was a part of the Desert Mounted Corps which consisted of the 4th and 6th Cavalry Divisions and the Australian...
Operations of the 5th Cavalry Division are broken down by date, and topics include dispositions for the attack and the British plan. This document contains three maps- British dispositions on 18 September (following the advance on El Afuhle to...
Since the plan of campaign and the military Geography of the theatre are covered in other papers and, as this paper treats only with the operations of the Australian mounted division, it in sufficient orientation to state that Allenby's plan was...
Strange as it may seem, the powers of the President, whether considered from the viewpoint of his powers as Executive, or his powers as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, important as they are, have received surprisingly...
The author describes the importance of effective coordination and plans, that the system of defense was too rigid, and that there were errors by both the regimental and division commanders. Two maps show the Marne area and the sector occupied by...
The author of this paper questions whether the Allied losses in the Gallipoli landing operations from the embarkation preparatory to landing (to include 27 April) could have been prevented or reduced by preparations for or tactical handling of the...
The author presents the failure of the Russian defenses at the Battle of Liaoyang and the issue of a commander’s character being reflected through his command (“the capacity of the troops is limited to the capacity of the commander”)....
The battle of Liaoyang can be divided into three phases which correspond closely to the defense and retirement from the three Russian positions. This study breaks down the three phases and describes them in detail. The author gives lessons learned,...
The dependence of the air defense of cities upon the commercial telephone companies and the measures that should be taken in time of peace to provide for their prompt utilization in time of war.
The lessons to be learned from the operations in the campaign reveal the importance of careful planning, the plans vigorously executed, and the foresight of requirements of the combat troops. The signal troops did not rely on any one means of...