This historical study investigates the military effectiveness and combat power of Civil War balloons. The categories inherent to military effectiveness include timeliness, accuracy, usefulness, operational considerations, and logistics. Limited by...
This manual is designed for use by barrage balloon units as a guide in the selection and training of personnel and the operation of materiel. The instructions given may be applied with slight modifications to any type of materiel used by barrage...
"This manual presents the details of construction, use, and maintenance of land sites for low altitude barrage balloons. Rigging of the bed is described for securing low-altitude barrage balloons by bedding down, tail-line mooring, mooring-cirlce...
Discusses the tactical uses of the balloon. It is an observation station from which by reason of its height and relatively fixed position in space continuous observation and immediate direct transmission of data are possible.
[G-2, Headquarters, United States Army Forces Pacific Ocean Areas]
Contained within this document are various publications including weekly reports, ATIS bulletins, supplemental and periodic reports, intelligence summaries, mission reports, etc.
"AR95-5 charges the Commanding General of the Army with the provision, training, and maintenance of all Army aviation means for the active air defense of the continental United States, of oversea garrisons, and of theaters of operations where...
Includes instructions issued to observers (observation post organizers, chief observers, orientation card, volunteer observer’s button, and flash message form/message/symbols), multiple interviews, views of A.D. Comdr. on a unified air defense,...
This intelligence bulletin covers the Pacific Theater actions during World War Two. Topics from articles and briefs include Iwo Jima operation, the Japanese 88mm AA gun, change in suicide doctrine, Japanese combat instructions, reactions to...
Report of enemy aircraft activity and engagement with antiaircraft artillery in the ETO for the period 1 Nov. 1944 - 20 June 1945. Reported weekly, nos. 2-35. Also includes rules of engagement and instructions on maintenance of equipment. Volume I...
This manual presents the details of construction, use, and maintenance of land sites for low altitude barrage balloons. Rigging of the bed is described for securing low altitude barrage balloons by bedding down, tail-line mooring, mooring-circle...
Contains the operational plans, orders, annexes, and appendixes of the Plan 2-44. Includes the intelligence, area screening, naval gunfire, assembly and staging, convoys, approach, assault, follow-up, build up, logistics, air defense,...
Short history of free ballooning narrating the development of the art with synopsis of specific flights demonstrating the principles of ballooning as they were discovered.
This paper covers various techniques used by the United States military to gather actionable intelligence throughout history. Specifically, it focuses on two techniques: HUMIT ( Human Intelligence) and Aerial Reconnaissance. The militaries use of...
Contains instructions to artillery information officers on their functions and duties to furnish information on enemy artillery activity and provide the information necessary for the mission execution of field artillery units.