The Army has seen great change over the years. Technology has improved and the threats against our country are changing as well. In order for the United States Army to maintain its superpower status in the world, we must also change. Adapting to...
Scott Martin; Randall Fogg; John Welton; Kimberly Darrough; Dayron Vargas
World War I ranks high among disasters to have afflicted mankind. Within World War I, the Battle of Verdun was the longest and most costly in life (Livesey 66). However, even with the loss of 542,000 men, the Battle of Verdun was the turning point...
A study of the British G-2 Operations during March, 1917, Palestine Campaign, World War. Was the organization for intelligence at British GHQ, the headquarters of the "Eastern Force", also the "Desert Column", such as would properly meet conditions...
A study of the Army's ability to resupply during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and how this information can be used to determine better procedures in future wars.
Envelopments in battle are all characterized by two fundamental elements, the frontal or holding attack, and the envelopment or flank maneuver, each of which considered alone becomes in fact a frontal attack. The two must necessarily be closely...
This thesis examines the evolution of concepts for the development and management of United States Air Force imagery reconnaissance systems and the application of these concepts to current Air Force support to Army ground commanders. By examining...
Guerrilla warfare is one of the oldest methods of waging war. Throughout the ages it has contributed to the victory and defeat of nations. It forms an important part of the strategy and tactics of many modern powers. A knowledge of guerrilla...
A description of the U.S. Army divisions that participated in World War I including information on where the division was originated, the brigades and battalions contained in the division, a short history of the combat overseas, and a chronology of...
Discussion of Austria. This section covers industrial production, industrial employment, building and construction, mining and smelting, chemicals, paper, glass, lumbering and woodworking, foodstuffs, the Austrian tobacco monopoly, leather and...
Discussion of France. This section covers employment and unemployment, employment agencies, wages, hours and working conditions, labor legislation and labor policies, labor organizations, industrial relations, cooperatives and social insurance.
Discussion of France. This section gives background information beginning before World War I, the war itself and the interwar period, and moves on to money and credit institutions in 1939, the Establishments de credit, Banques d' affaires,...
United States. American Expeditionary Forces. General Staff, G-5., United States War Dept.
The following provisional machine gun firing manual, 1917, is published by the General Headquarters American Expeditionary Force for the information and guidance of units equipped with Hotchkiss and Browning machine guns.
A steadfast misbelief in precision bombing evolved into the leading concept for US Army Air Force during the Second World War. This concept envisioned the destruction of the German industrial and economic system as the swiftest path to victory....
Insurgency and counterinsurgencies differ from conventional warfare in that military strength alone cannot bring success. Insurgencies are "people's wars" as the insurgent forces are dependent on the population for manpower, intelligence,...
The Korean War (1950-1953) & World War I (WWI) (1914-1918) are similar as they both have been eclipsed by World War II (WWII) & Vietnam War. Korean War & WWI were both the first “Aerial Combat” wars. WWI had the Airplanes and the Koreans had...
Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and...
This thesis examines the British experience in Iraq from 1914-1926. Britain invaded Iraq to secure its oil interests and to protect its lines of communication to India. The British initially defeated Ottoman forces and captured the Basra vilayet...
How the allied cavalry by its bold and aggressive action was able to place itself squarely across the line of retreat of the XI German Army and thus contribute so materially to the success of Franchet D'Esperey.