This study proposes to determine whether a systematic method of evaluating human elements in combat should be incorporated in the command estimate. The research hypothesis of the study is that the exclusion of the human elements in the command...
Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and...
This study focuses on the Soviet perceptions and decision making processes which influence Soviet reaction to US initiatives in modernizing or developing theater nuclear systems. Beginning with a discussion about the consequences of previous U.S....
This study reviews the historical development of the Soviet desant concept and analyzes Soviet capabilities, as they currently exist, to implement this concept. A similar review and analysis is conducted on the development of the US Air Base Ground...
This thesis is a historical analysis of the combat effectiveness of the German schwere Panzer-Abteilung or Heavy Tank Battalions during World War II. During the course of World War II, the German Army developed heavy tank battalions to fulfill the...
This paper seeks to answer what type of command will best serve the Army's Objective Force in gaining the initiative, building momentum, and exploiting success to achieve land dominance in the future by synchronizing forces and by making better...
The threat or use of chemical weapons is a likely condition of future warfare - including the early stages of war, to disrupt operations and logistics. We are living in an age in which potential adversaries, who lack the means to confront the U.S...
This study is an examination of historical data to determine if weather was the decisive factor of the Aleutian Campaign. The campaign was carried out early in World War II along the over 1,000 miles of the Archipelago. Island warfare made joint...
Military strategy and tactics are essential to outmaneuver the enemy. Military strategy is based on political and military objectives. Tactics are the individual and collective techniques of using soldiers in battle. The change in scope and meaning...
This monograph examines the question of whether the United States Air Force (USAF) is too reliant upon technological asymmetry. It examines four possible paths to over-reliance and then surveys Air Force doctrine and air power theory. The study...
Wilhm, Jack F.; Gueymard, Joffre L.; Harness, Leslie J. Ross, Ralph N.; Sexton, Morrell R.; Williams, James F.; Anderson, Arnold V.; Brubaker, Jack P.; Grant, Joseph H.
Discusses experiences with the invasion of North Africa from strategic and political considerations to the pre-embarkation phase to ocean movement followed by information regarding the landings in Fedala, Casablanca, Mehdia-Port Lyautey. The...
This paper considers the change from professional to conscript armies in the 19th and early 20th centuries, to determine the factors promoting such changes, and to determine the probable nature of conscription in future armies.
Thesis Statement: Military professionals must read and understand military history in order to reduce the application of past errors. Military history provides us a vast amount of information that we can use to base future decisions on. Mistakes...
This is the story of seven June days in 1944 in the life of Walter D. Ehlers. For his bravery, he would receive the nation’s highest military honor. To understand the impact of those seven days, June 4 to June 10, this is his story.
This thesis examines the British experience in Iraq from 1914-1926. Britain invaded Iraq to secure its oil interests and to protect its lines of communication to India. The British initially defeated Ottoman forces and captured the Basra vilayet...
Although the Army understands and recognizes the need for change and transformation, throughout history the Army has made significant efforts to change in the midst of war. The current Global War on Terrorism is not the exception as evidenced in...
Thesis: It is important that military professionals take time to study military history. It is
through the study of military history that professionals can apply lessons learned from the past.
Through the study of Sam Watkins’ memoirs, Emery...
In late 1943, the British army ordered the veteran 7th Armored, 51st (Highland), and 50th (Northumbrian) Divisions to return to the Great Britain to provide combat experienced troops for the invasion of northwest Europe. On D-Day, the 50th Division...
Williams, George W.; Hutchins, Charles W.; Sanders, Donald A.; Ormond, Robert J.; Rhoads, Edwin M.; Danforth, Robert D.; Carey, Robert E.; Golston, Laurence L.
Following a penetration, an armored division with infantry divisions following can create such confusion and disorganization in the enemy's rear areas that what would otherwise be a costly and lengthy campaign can be less costly in casualties and...
This thesis in an assessment of attack helicopter gunnery training and the adequacy of that training as the Army fields the AH-64D Longbow attack helicopter starting in 1997. The problem confronted by this study is both institutional and unit...