This paper gives a critical analysis of the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War. Federal and Confederate forces, Generals Hooker and Lee's plans, the military operations during April and May of 1863, casualties, the Battle of...
Gen. Helmuth von Moltke, the Chief of the Prussian General Staff during the Franco-Prussian War, defined Auftragstaktik as the actions a subordinate took in the absence of orders that supported the senior commander's intent. The use of mission...
This thesis will examine how Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) received their initial post-commission training beginning with the end of World War II and ending with the training program as of September 2008. Specifically, this thesis examines the...
There is a common view within the United States Army that Information Operations is a military doctrine designed to win a "battle of ideas" within human populations. This monograph refutes this understanding of Information Operations by tracing the...
As geographic neighbors, the United States and Mexico have experienced varying tension ever since each country was colonized, gained independence, and solidified its boundaries. Between the American Civil War and World War I, the U.S. Army...
Staying the course until success is a major obstacle with military social engineering endeavors occurring after a military victory. American politics vying for popular support consistently withdraw societal and security support prematurely....
The purpose of this study is to establish the effects of cavalry operations, both Federal and Confederate, on the battles which occurred during the Chancellorsville Campaign. The primary source used for the study was the War of the Rebellion: A...
The thesis of this study is that the Continental artillery in the American Revolution, despite its ad hoc beginning and wartime challenges, gradually developed into a professional organization by the end of the war. Rather than operational history...
This monograph defines the meaning of the operational raid and demonstrates that raids conducted during the American Civil War were effective methods in achieving limited operational and strategic goals. Current service and joint doctrine and the...
During the past several decades, numerous authors have written on the subject of an American way of war. These include works by Russell Weigley, Max Boot, and Brian Linn. The apparent differences between these works have stimulated debate among...
Emory Upton believed that politicians should leave war to professionals. This led to two assumptions that became conventional wisdom: first, an apolitical army represented a more professional force; and second, the problems at the tactical and...
A survey of the literature of the Tenth Cavalry revealed there was no history of the unit whi1e serving as a service detachment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, between 1931-1941. This paper is an effort to establish the records of the unit's social...
Division XXI Redesign. Changing how we change. Major Jon J. Peterson, US Army Joint venture: both process and product. Colonel Albert F. Turner Jr., US Army ...
Thesis: Use of civilian personnel by the military is |critical to wartime effectiveness and increases the overall strength of the military.
It has been proven by practice that garrison run by civilians, volunteer assistance, Non Governmental...
Use of civilian personnel by the military is critical to wartime effectiveness and increases the overall strength of the military. This information paper is an individual paper in support of Group 3, L09 Haines paper. You will find information...
The CSM Theodore L. Dobol Collection contains several biographical and miscellaneous materials related to CDM Dobol’s military career. The textual files include photographs, transcripts of oral history interviews; a short autobiography; the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...