The purpose of this study is to examine the need for the US Army to publish a distinct warfighting doctrine for irregular warfare in the new FM 100- 5, Operations. The emerging Army doctrine applies to the entire range of conflict, including...
This monograph proposes that current Army doctrine provides an adequate tool to achieve the desired results proposed in the concepts of operational Design. Because Army doctrine prescribes approaches that solve problems, it is important to...
This pilot study analyzed eight programs of instruction (POI) and five common cores for past officer basic courses (OBC) and compared them to the 1988 Military Qualification Standards II (MQS) revision. The purpose of the study was to assess the...
This report was a representative survey of 3397 Army officers on the importance of studying military history and the need for this history in professional development.
Modern day Soldiers have too many demands to set aside time to study history.
Who cares if Soldiers know the history of the (Non-Commissioned Officer) NCO Corps
or military history in general? History never provided a benefit to anyone. Why...
If the Department of Defense (DOD) better understands what legitimacy is, how strategic communication affects it, and how a prolonged counter-insurgency affects the legitimacy of specific Afghan and US institutions, we will be better prepared to...
The purpose of this paper is to determine what courses in military history were of particular benefit to the students, those which were not of sufficient value to be retained, and discover courses or methods of instruction which could be added...
This monograph posits that military practitioners have a theoretical and doctrinal gap in understanding operational art. This threatens to separate tactical action from strategic purpose resulting in battlefield success that is orphaned by...
The Combat Studies Institute developed this bibliography of historical films, videotapes, motion pictures, and related audiovisual aids to support the TRADOC Military History Education Program, Instructors at the ROTC and branch service schools...