Official AAR contains a monthly accounting of over-all army operations in the European theater. Supplemented with maps and supporting documents. In 2 volumes with volume II a compilation of general and special staff sections operations reports.
Contents include: World War II and Battle of the Bulge chronologies; WWII allied conferences; Allied Command architecture and order of battle; the U.S. Army in December 1944; biographical sketches- senior allied commanders; German command...
This monograph examines the problem of decoupling between the commander and joint battle staff of a joint task force, and its antidote, networking. Effective networking between the commander and staff enables both the commander and joint staff to...
This monograph examines the problem of battle tracking within the battalion command post. Effective battle tracking enables the battle staff to appraise the current battlefield and forecast the future battlefield for the command. Battle tracking is...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
December operations of the Third U.S. Army divided themselves into two phases: the pursuit of the enemy in his continued retreat into Germany, and the enemy's Ardennes offensive which by the end of the month Third U.S. Army's slashing flank attack...
The object in publishing the essential recognition features of weapons of Austrian, German, and Japanese origin as advance sections of DA Pam 30-7-4 is to present technical information on these weapons as they are used or held in significant...
This thesis is an historical analysis of deliberate river crossings performed by four U.S. Army divisions in February 1945: the Sixth Armored Division, the Eighth Infantry Division, the Eightieth Infantry Division, and the Eighty-Fourth Infantry...
The Objective Force Unit of Action operates in a significantly different command environment. It is called “execution-centric command” and it relies on information superiority. The commander uses superior situational understanding and the...
This monograph examines battalion commander and staff performance in conducting the tactical decision making process. The National Training Center and the Joint Readiness Training Center continue to report battalion commanders and staff have...
Report of enemy aircraft activity and engagement with antiaircraft artillery in the ETO for the period 1 Nov. 1944 - 20 June 1945. Reported weekly, nos. 2-35. Also includes rules of engagement and instructions on maintenance of equipment. Volume...
By December 10, 1944, the Saar Offensive of the 3rd Army, begun on November 8, had progressed to the point where the XX Corps had forced a crossing of the Saar at Saarlautern, using the 90th and 95th Infantry Divisions, and had the 5th Infantry and...
Staff Group 19 A; Liddell, Robert J.; Babiker, Mohamed Elamin; Collins, William P.; Couch, Timothy H.; Donnelly, Michael E.; Edwards, Joseph R.; Franzello, Arty J.; Harrell, William S.; Morrison, Charles M.; Nickisch, Ward B.; Nitta, Alan S.;...
On 21 March 1945, the Fifth Infantry Division was alerted to prepare to launch a surprise night crossing of the Rhine River at Oppenheim, Germany. Despite the haste involved in the assault timing, engineers made elaborate preparations for...
"Preparedness for war is the goal to be kept constantly in view in all peace training. No refinements of drill-ground instruction or other minor details must be allowed to obscure this definite goal or impede progress toward its attainment."