In its 130 years of service to the US Army, CGSC transitioned numerous times as an academic center of officer learning. In its early years, the Applicatory School of Cavalry and Infantry, was known derisively as the "kindergarten" where lieutenants...
This is a discussion of the land and people of Japan. Boundaries, area and position, physiography, climate, and regional divisions are detailed. For the people of Japan, information includes population and cultural characteristics (family and sex,...
Although the U.S. had conducted amphibious operations since the Revolutionary War, it was not until after the Spanish-American War that the military services attempted to codify procedures in doctrine. Early emphasis focused on command...
Operational art and the operational level of war became a doctrinal focus for the U.S. Army in the 1980s. This focus led to the development of the elements of operational design. These concepts are not new, and were developed in the interwar period...
Since 1991, there has been a significant drop in the number of amphibious ships, a change in the forcible entry concept and a singular military and fiscal focus on the land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The current state of amphibious assault...
When the United States declared war on Kaiser Wilhelm's government on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Army underwent a profound growth and transformation to conduct combat operations against the German Imperial Army. Since the U.S. Army grew from 125,000...
BCTP: preparing for war. LT COL Thomas D. Morgan, US Army, Retired
Perspectives on training for war in the light division. 7th ID warfighter exercise. MAJ GEN Carmen J. Cavezza, US Army, and MAJ Gregory C. Gardner, US Army 10th...
Throughout history, our Army has been unprepared and not fully mission capable for battle. The
size of the force structure goes back and forth from downsizing then increasing which leaves us
ill prepared to successfully train and manage our...
Our nation’s security should never be sacrificed for a decreased military budget. The estimated savings from troop reductions were never realized and a spiraling budget is estimated for years to come. Troop reductions have led to fiscally...
Today’s modern Logistician is a flexible, multifunctional combat supporter that is vital to the war fighter. The Logistics’ system is currently undergoing a major transformation, not only within its community; it is also supporting the Army...
As we look back through time, we find our US Military repeatedly unprepared and ready for war. Our military size fluctuates because the government has caused the military to draw down its size repeatedly through the years leaving the military...
The historical examples of World War I, World War II, Korea, and the 1991 Gulf War are the basis of the current Joint and Army campaign planning doctrine. These conflicts highlight the requirement to centrally plan campaigns that efficiently...
General Matthew B. Ridgway’s astonishing ability to visualize a military campaign matured based on his leader development, the lessons that he learned from failure and from personally mastering operational art. During World War II, Ridgway...
Describes the French petroleum economy. The petroleum industry of France was both important and complex. The majority of oil was imported, largely from Iraq, the United States and the Caribbean area. Discusses the refineries of France, some of...
Details a report of operations, including routes, bombing, enemy defenses, weather and statistics for operation number 438 (oil refinery at Bremen, seven G.A.F. airfields, two railway bridges and 12 Crossbow targets in France) and 439 (six...
Study seeks to provide a work of reference for general staff officers and for students in the Army School System. Gives a general background to United States military demobilization, starting with the pre-Civil War experience and continuing up...
This monograph discusses attributes needed by tactical planners in the future and whether the CGSOC core tactics curriculum helps to develop these attributes in its students. Future battlefields will be confusing and ambiguous, requiring problem...