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...
On April 1, 1944 the Fifth Army had essentially completed the shifts ordered the previous month, this history follows their drive toward Rome, culminating in victory on June 4, 1944.
Movements relative to concentration for Operations Buffalo and Grasshopper will be effected in accordance with enclosed movement tables- contains outline plan for Operation Buffalo, artillery to support operations, anti-tank defense, field...
The relationship of events in time is the essence of history. Chronology: 1941-1945 establishes the sequence of events from the time the first bombs on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 until the instrument of surrender was signed aboard the USS...
The United States military has conducted counterinsurgency campaigns against violent Islamic extremists for the last eight years and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. However, communication-minded, technology-savvy, insurgencies...
This special action report is based on operations of the First Marine Division (reinforced) against the former Japanese island of Okinawa in 1945 and is divided into three phases for purposes of the report. Phase I included training, planning, and...
An infantry handbook founded on rational method. It is intended to explain in a practical manner the use of military force and improvements in the discipline and movement of armies.
General Schwarzkopf was unhappy with the tempo of the VII Corps attack during Operation Desert Storm. Likewise, a recent Rand study of over 115 NTC battles highlighted the technique of overwatch as a significant detractor to sustaining tempo in the...
This qualitative thesis examines the Coast Guard's historic participation in special operations and a potential national requirement for designated Coast Guard special operations forces. Some observers have rejected the label, “Global War on...
This paper explores the capacity of an airborne division to inflict operational shock in mid to high-intensity conflict as part of a Joint Task force (JTF). The United States faces a multi-faceted and complex security environment in its new role as...
Report of the operational plans and orders of the V Amphibious Corps for the invasion and occupation of Iwo Jima, reports from G1 through G4, special staff sections, CO corps troops, division reports, and communications which are contained in...
Principles and instructions for Light Artillery. Movements, commands, and other duties are explained in detail for the different positions a soldier is under.
The Board of Officers assembled at this place, under your orders of October 5, 1826, for, among other purposes, reporting "A System of Exercise (and Instruction of Field-Artillery, including Manoeuvres for Light or Horse-Artillery," have now the'...
"The coast artillery troops are charged with the care and use of the fixed and mavable elements of the seaward nad landward defense of the coast fortifications, including guns,mortars, submarine mines, and torpedoes. The coast artillery supports...
Following the period from 1957-1960, when most countries in West Africa broke loose from colonialism and became independent, the need for an integrated and classless society was one of paramount concern to most, if not all, West Africans. Up to...