This thesis documents the inequality of pay of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers (Colored) from its inception on January 26, 1863, until the resolution of its pay inequity on September 29, 1864. The regiment achieved pay equity on...
This study analyzes the dichotomy between the Army's doctrinal espousal of mission orders and its practices of detailed orders, then proposes a hypothesis for its resolution. The hypothesis proposes that command methodologies are not discrete...
This thesis studied the future material systems, organizational structures and operational concepts of the Force XXI artillery to determine its readiness for the challenges of the twenty-first century. The research design focused on the ability of...
In the 1970s, the newly formed Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) played a key role in instituting and integrating peacetime military reforms. TRADOC updated doctrine, revised training practices, and ensured that these and other aspects of the...
This study examines historical examples of armored forces conducting OOTW. From these examples the study then examines current training and doctrine to determine their adequacy in preparing armored battalions for these diverse missions. OOTW poses...
The end of the Cold War gave rise to a complex security environment resulting in a fundamental shift of focus from unrestricted warfare against a well-defined enemy towards a wide variety of military operations other than war (MOOTW) characterized...
This study is a historical analysis of the Chickamauga Campaign from the perspective of ordnance logistics. It focuses on the two major arms used on the Civil War battlefields, namely shoulder-fired arms and field artillery. First, this...
This paper examines the development of selected peace operations doctrines. The concept of peacekeeping was first articulated by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Dag Hammarskkjold and manifests itself in the Nordic model of traditional...
This study examines the potential for improving success in Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) by assigning proponency (doctrine, training, institutional expertise) for MOOTW to the United States Special Operations Command. The thesis uses...
This study investigates the need for an organic reconnaissance and security element (RSE) in the heavy brigades of Force XXI. The study shows the reasons future brigades need RSEs. The following areas were used to compare brigades with organic RSEs...
The purpose of this paper is to explain why US artillery should have a greater role in the conduct of operational fires. Current US artillery has the capability to achieve operational effects, but Army doctrine almost ignores the capability. As a...
This monograph addresses the concept of air operations and their relationship to campaigns. It determines whether air actions should be considered as operations or campaigns. The monograph first addresses the definitions of the terms “campaign”...
The purpose of this monograph is to explore the relationship between the emerging U.S. Army doctrinal concept of expeditionary warfare and logistical support of U.S. Army Special Forces. By first defining expeditionary warfare, exploring the role...
This report is a product of a commission of psychological and educational consultants who surveyed the College and reported on organization, curriculum, instruction, instructors, students, methods of evaluation, use of civilians, and staff training.
This document announces the Commandant's policies for the conduct of the 1953-54 Examination Program as represented by the recommendations contained in a subject study. This directive is in the form of a faculty memorandum. Its goal was to analyze...
Pamphlet prepared by the Engineer Subsection. Seeks to present the data necessary for the course in Topography at the General Service Schools. The material was obtained from other Army publications and from lectures and conferences prepared by...
This executive summary addresses the conditional accreditation given in March 2005 by the Process for Accreditation of Joint Education (PAJE) team for the US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Joint Professional Military Education (JPME)...
Pursuant to the invitation of the Commandant, a survey of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College was conducted by the Educational Survey Commission during the period 27 September-20 November 1962. The terms of reference of the Commission...
From the Next War Series edited by Liddell Hart. A discussion of the future of air power, including a summary of air power in the Great War, air power doctrine, Douhet, and lessons learned in Abyssinia, China, and Spain.
Memorandum for the assistant commandant for a course at the Army War College, 1931-32 "Summary: In view of the facts stated there is a strong probability that the next war will be based on maneuver. Consequently the force best suited to its...