The purpose of this monograph is to examine the career of LTG Robert L. Bullard. Bullard served during a seminal period in United States history. Often overlooked as one of the nation's more progressive and ambitious leaders, largely because of the...
This paper examines the development of the American Army corps structure during World War I. The corps formation developed in World War I by General John J. Pershing was the culmination of 56 years of lessons learned from the Civil War through the...
In the spring of 1902, the U.S. military command sent 40-year-old Captain John Joseph Pershing to Lanao Lake of Mindanao in the southern island of the Philippines. Pershing considered the Moros were allegedly savages who valued nothing but force....
At the beginning of the first decade of the 20th century the United States engaged in operations to put down a Muslim extremist uprising in the Philippines. The main objective was to restore peace and prosperity to the region. Belief in martyrdom...
In 1902, MAJ Robert Bullard was given the mission to civilize the Moros around Lake Lanao in the Southern Philippines. MAJ Bullard was an enthusiastic and motivated officer. He understood that advancement in the military ranks was not achieved...
During the 1870s in the American Southwest the Native Indian tribes were sent to Indian reservations. Starting in 1877 an Indian by the name of Victorio decided to leave the reservation system. By doing so he was breaking American laws and...
Many errors in the decision making process occurred during the battle of Mogadishu. The
unfortunate results of those poor decisions were 18 U.S forces KIAs. Similar to Somalia was the
loss of life that occurred in the Philippines during a mission...
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...
Cultural understanding will win or lose any military operation. People within the area of operation are the most important element of cultural understanding. It is essential to learn from previous operations to assist in future operations. Even...
Counterinsurgency is the key component piece to winning wars.
Counterinsurgency campaigns have been conducted by the American military dating as
far back as the American Indian wars. It’s been found to be the tipping point when
overcoming the...
This study discusses the 1st Division encounter with gas warfare in Cantigny and covers equipment used, types of gases, instruction in warfare, the German version and analyzes the actual attack.
This paper compares and contrasts two examples of a military force succeeding or failing in its efforts to achieve cultural understanding as it conducted military operations. It focuses on the Plains Indian wars and the conflict in the Philippines...
This paper discusses the importance of studying military history by leaders currently serving in the military forces of the United States. There is a phrase commonly quoted in our everyday society that captures the lack of surprise when certain...
Leonard Wood served as a Military Governor in Cuba from 1898 (Santiago) and 1899 to 1902, later as the Military Governor of the Moro Province in the Philippines from 1903 to 1906, and eventually as Governor General for the Philippines until his...
The United States, upon ratifying the Treaty of Paris, extended its empire beyond North America. The Spanish-American War's successful termination resulted in the acquisition of Puerto Rico, the West Indies, and Guam; the liberation of Cuba; and...
This paper examines the need of military leader to study history. It explores a few instances in history where a leader may have been able to make better decisions if he had learned from history. These failures to learn from and thereby preventing...
Thesis: Successes and failures in war time depends largely on the understanding of the different cultures of the people that live in those areas of operation (AO); Operation Iraq Freedom and the Philippines War have great examples of successes and...
History has a way of influencing leaders to produce a proven battle plan. This paper will explore the success of battles during the Philippine Insurrection and the Vietnam War and provide contrast between these wars exposing three critical points...
Many lessons have been learned throughout the short history of the United States Army compared to other nation’s armies. The lessons learned and applied by three dynamic leaders of our Army have given us good cause for learning from the...
Senior Leaders owe it to themselves and their soldiers to study Military History. We still have NCOs and Senior Leaders in the military who do not value the study of Military History. As a Soldier in the United States Military, I can read and study...