Military history comprises the events in the history of humanity, which is under the category of conflict. It may range from conflicts between proper militaries to world war or from two tribes that affects the majority of the human population....
On 24 May 2008, the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York Army National Guard was the first National Guard Division to mobilize in 40 years. I was selected to deploy with the Headquarters element as the NCOIC of a newly formed section called...
TRADOC centers and schools which conduct Advanced Individual Training will replace Drill Sergeants with Platoon Sergeants and incorporate the positions of squad leaders and team leaders. The goal is to create a training environment that reflects...
Lieutenant Commander Carl Whorton, United States Navy, deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) onboard the USS Carl Vinson as the naval flight officer for an E-2C Hawkeye from September through December 2001. In this interview,...
During his 2004-2005 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Craig Schuh worked principally as the operations officer for Task Force 134's Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center (JIDC), based at the Abu Ghraib and Camp Bucca...
This study examines why the French Fourth Army massed behind the Ardennes forest; what was the nature of this terrain; and why was it held in this locality while the Germans were advancing. It includes a translation of ""La Battaille des Ardennes""...
This study covers the difficulties to be encountered from the standpoint of military geography, by an armed force marching from Suez Canal through Palestine to Aleppo.
This study discusses the lack of a definite plan for the employment of troops and the resulting shortage of equipment and supplies needed for the operation.
This study is a narrative of the events in the landing attack at Suvla Bay, with conclusions covering the leadership and terrain pointing to the unsuccessful operation.
The study considers the potential effect of command of the sea in Asiatic waters, the degree of appreciation of such influence as evidenced by Japan and Russia, how each sought for such command and the result when it was obtained by Japan.
This study discusses the operations of the French Army just preceding the Battle of Cambrai; the downfall of Russia; the situation of Romania; the disaster of Caporetto; the situation in Palestine; and the Third Battle of Ypres.
This study contains an analysis of the military geography of Liao-Tung Peninsula with reference to soil, railways, highways, resources, population, and state of civilization, based on conditions existing at the beginning of the war.
This study discusses the events of operations by an American novice division sent to relieve a veteran division and an evaluation of the difficulties observed.
This study discusses what effect if any, did the operations of the Japanese First Army have on the final phases of the battle of Liao-yang and the retirement of the Russian forces, and why did it fail to cut the lines of communication of the...