This paper presents the author's views regarding the center of gravity, a concept which has created a surprising amount of disagreement among people studying operational art. The problem seems to stem from differences in interpretation of Carl von...
In his book Breaking the Phalanx, Colonel Douglas A. Macgregor raises important questions as to the future role of land power in the national strategy of the United States. Despite directing much of his discussion toward current Army corps/division...
The monograph proposes that Colonel Douglas A. Macgregor represents an Agent of Change for the United States Army. In 1997 Colonel Macgregor published the book, Breaking the Phalanx, A New Design for Landpower in the 21st Century (BTP). This book...
This monograph examines Operation Eagle Claw, the attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran, for planning considerations pertinent to similar operations. It focuses specifically on the principle of war Unity of Command as a command and...
This study is an analysis of the decisiveness of Israeli small-unit leadership on the Golan Heights during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. What allowed the Israeli brigades on the Golan Heights to defeat an Arab coalition that launched a surprise attack...
Edited and condensed minutes of the Army Ground Forces Ordnance Conference held during the period of March 1-5, 1948. Discussions involve the principles of ordnance troop service, Officers Reserve Corps training, National Guard training, problems...
The National Guard's origins trace back to the militia of the first settlements in America. Since its inception in 1636, the National Guard has played vital role in the nation's defense from the Revolutionary War to the most recent conflicts in...
This history records the origin and development of quartermaster training from 1 March 1910, when classes for sergeants were begun, to 2 September 1945, to be used for solving problems and solutions, trials and errors, and purposes and methods may...
The Army Chief of Staff wants to know if the United States Army has taken the appropriate actions to prepare leaders for the evolutionary change of future warfare: joint operations involving air, land, and sea forces? General Shinseki's question is...
The 1983 Beirut bombing marks a turning point for military commanders who must now continually assess force protection measures while involved in Stability and Support Operations (SASO). Since 1983, the United States military has participated in...
The overall intent of this monograph is to examine an operational warfighting headquarters (CFLCC) in order to show the degree to which its contemporary commanders and core planners exhibited a 18common cultural bias 19 or operational mindedness...
This study documents the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Regiment's history from its creation on 26 January 1863 through the attainment of equal pay on 15 June 1864. Previous historians have not chronicled, in detail, the early history of the...
The Nafziger Collection contains a compilation of orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 7000 individual pdf files. It began with the author's interest in Napoleonic Wars, and steadily grew to other areas because of the gaming public's...
Major combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were a great success; however, the theater logistics system has come under an enormous amount of criticism from both warfighters and logisticians. Leaders at all levels of command have...
A history of the 24th Mechanized Division Combat Team during combat operations in Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Includes planning, command, logistics, maneuver, movement, attacks, and withdrawal.
This thesis is a historical analysis of Major General Philip H. Sheridan and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga. Sheridan led an experienced division onto the battlefield on 19 September 1863 after completing a march of over one hundred...
Albright, John; Cash, John A.; Sandstrum, Allan W.
These accounts of fighting in Vietnam are based on official U.S. Army records- daily journals, journal files, after action reports, interviews conducted soon after the events by historical officers in Vietnam, and upon interviews and correspondence...
This monograph looks at the complexity, dynamic nature, and challenges associated with Command and Control ( C2) in Stability and Support Operations (SASO). Since its inception, the Army has been conducting SASO in both foreign and domestic...