Prior to the attacks of September 11th the United States Military founded defense plans on a threat-based model, with the nation being prepared to conquer adversaries with the most advanced combat power. The 2001 attacks and subsequent Global War...
This monograph investigates the hypothesis that increases in U.S. military responsibilities in geographic regions (with limited resources)--or geo-environmental changes--lead to an increase in operational risk. It does so by analyzing two...
.56-50 Spencer cartridge case stamped on base with the letter "C" which is .37" high and .31" wide. Three crimp marks located .25" from the top edge. Several tears in top edge. Dent on base of rim indicates it had been fired.
Over the years, the Field Artillery School transformed itself to meet the needs of the Army. During the 20 years preceding the opening of the School of Fire for Field Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1911, the War Department candidly...
An initial historical review of the Balkans provides the setting to help one understand what led to America's involvement in the region. Later the book provides an excellent summary of the Bosnia and Kosovo regions and the consequent US presence...
MAJ Richard Dunn served as the assistant intelligence officer (S2) and G2 liaison officer (LNO) with 1st Armor, 1st Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010 interview, MAJ Dunn...
In the Civil War, the "great captains" of the Union force were professional officers who had been trained in the Regular Army. They were the Regular Army's one major contribution to Northern victory. Otherwise, the small professional army remained...
This narrative comprises Part III of the history of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. It covers the five months from May 9, 1945 at the end of the European war up to October 15, 1945. Continued from Part II, chapters 19-24 cover redeployment,...