Napoleon Bonaparte lost over 300,000 men in the Therian Peninsula combating the British Army and Navy, along with their Spanish and Portuguese allies, in the savage conventional and unconventional Peninsular War. This very important sub-theater of...
Considered the first documented commitment of a Western-style army facing a nation-wide insurgency, the Peninsular War deserves a critical examination of French pacification methods. In spite of a severe defeat, the Grande Armee achieved success...
Master Sergeant Ricky L. Grant is currently assigned to Headquarters 1st Battalion 117th Field Artillery (FA) Andalusia, Alabama, as the Operations NCO. I started my military service with the Alabama Army National Guard in February 1972. My Basic...
During the years leading up to the changes in the mobilization of reserve component (RC) forces announced in January 2007, the process to alert, mobilize and train reserve and National Guard forces was inefficient at best. This paper outlines my...
This monograph focuses on a region of geopolitical and strategic importance to the United States. The region of Central Asia comprises five countries; Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Historically, this area of the...
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From the introduction: "Spain and Portugal are strategically important because of the geographical relation of the Iberian peninsula to Gibraltar, North Africa, and the western Mediterranean. Of primary significance are transportation facilities....
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
The 1629th Engineer Construction Battalion, along with a number of other construction battalions, was organized for the purpose of furnishing support to combat operations in all theaters of war. This is a presentation of the 'personal' history of...
Discussion on importance of proper military transportation including plans, units, staffing, staff duties, types of transportation, transport of wounded, transport by rail, sea, and animal, with a review of transport in former British wars.
This book provides information relative to firearms most frequently sought by sportsmen. It includes a short history of guns, ammunition, gun-making, proofing, testing, calibrating, shooting techniques, riles, and rifle characteristics.