Ministry of National Defence, Historical Service of the Army
Without prejudging the official historical account which will be published in due time, the object of this pamphlet is to place the Belgian Army Campaign of May 1940 in its true perspective, in relation with the Allies' General plan of operations....
Reinertsen, Leif C.; 93rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
"After five" brings to a close the history, of the 93rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion. When our standards are furled and cased for the last time there will be only this short narrative and your memories to remind you of the battalion. This...
93rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion; Reinertsen, Leif C., ed.
This document brings to a close the history of the 93rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion. This history is intended to preserve a memory of their days in combat.
This thesis compares and contrasts the field artillery corps of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee. The purpose is to determine which field artillery corps was more effective on the battlefield and why. To answer this question...
This report details the specific XIX Corps engineer operations in the vicinity of Fort Eben Emael and crossing the numerous canals and rivers in the advance to Aachen, Germany.
Both MS # B-343 and MS # B-156 were prepared by General Inf Reinhard in the spring of 1946. MS # B-343 was prepared as a series of answers to the specific questions in the Historical Division entitled "Working brief for use of German military...
This monograph analyzes the events that led to South Carolinas' uncommon democratic unification following the bitter partisan fighting of the American Revolution. From the study, the author identified common threads in events, or ideals that...
When the 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated on 10, April, 1942, our country had been at war four months. Consequently, our country and our army were new to the ways of war - the country's industries were being geared to the war effort,...
Looks at how and why the Victory Plan was written. The Victory Plan was authored by General Albert C. Wedemeyer in the summer of 1941. Discusses a variety of issues: the planner, the requirements, strategic estimates, detailed planning and various...
Mosher, Alan M.; Waters, Brian F.; Johnson, Robert C.
After the 11 September 2001 surprise attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by al Qaida terrorists, planners from all over the US Army were tasked to join an Army planning team to develop the Army’s Strategic Campaign Plan (ASCP) in...
The years between 1926 and 1941 saw the steady development of the 40th Infantry Division as the California National Guard. Devoted to the order and stability of the State, and to the defense of the Nation, thousands of its members gave themselves...
This essay is an examination of a reluctant traveler's flight through this hostile area at the beginning of the Civil War. The study of history allows us the insight into what actions and circumstances caused success in battle. It also allows us to...
This study examines the performance of General Albert C. Wedemeyer in China from 1944-1947. During this period Wedemeyer served first as the Theater Commander and Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (November 1944 - April 1946), and...
The crusade of Nicopolis, in 1396, intended to expel the Turks from the Balkans, but it ended with the disastrous defeat. Sigismund of Luxemburg, the King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor, achieved much to fortify the southern border of Hungary...
The emergence of social media platforms as a means of communication and information sharing marks a fundamental change to how societies interact. This new form of media played a formative role in the organization of mass uprisings and...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the question of how modern terrorist groups manage to survive in the face of aggressive counterterrorist operations by security forces. Al Qa'ida survives to this day, despite the destruction of their...
INDEX of Reports Compiled by the G-2 section; HQ. U.S. Forces, China Theater
SOVIET REPORT
CHINESE REPORT (KMT)
CHINESE REPORT (CCP)
GERMAN REPORT
JAPANESE REPORT
SOVIET PERSONALITIES
CHINESE PERSONALITIES (KMT)
CHINESE PERSONALITIES...
This study details the events of 10 May 1940 at Fort Eben Emael, Belgium, and the elements which led to the successful seizure of the fort by the German military. The central focus of this thesis is the following question. Was the use of emerging...