In the war against JAPAN relatively few prisoners have been taken. However, the quantity of captured documents of military importance has steadily increased. Their numbers have grown as the Allied forces have turned the tide and progressed from...
With the rise of Al Qaeda and like-minded militant groups, there have been many discussions and misrepresentations of the term Islamic way of warfare. It is important to understand that anything, to be qualified as Islamic, has to have a reference...
A compilation prepared for the Commission Regarding Breaches of the Rules of Warfare by the Japanese Forces, by the Commonwealth of Australia in 1944. Discusses alleged murders or attempted murders, acts of cannibalism, instances of rape, and other...
Recent operations have demonstrated that units executing rapid yet protracted operations continue to experience significant problems in maintaining tempo. Whether attacking or defending, forces are likely to execute a passage of lines. This is...
In 1274 and 1281, the Mongol Empire attempted overseas invasions of Japan, following diplomatic efforts to make Japan submit. On both occasions, the Mongols were unsuccessful. Although the Japanese offered stiff and well-coordinated resistance, the...
The "Language Liaison Group" of M.I.S. consisted of seven officers and two civilians, operating under the general direction of Lt. Col. Reischauer as special liaison personnel in the Japanese field between M.I.S. and Arlington Hall. Most members of...
Combat Operations Research Group (CORG); Ney, Virgil
The modern military text, or field manual, has evolved over a period of several hundred years. Historically, military training literature traces its beginnings to the writings of the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans. Until the invention of...
This study investigates the feasibility of conducting US - Soviet combined operations from a military perspective. The emphasis is on identifying differences and similarities between US and Soviet operational level of war concepts and coalition...
Language competence has long been recognized as a required skill in the collection and analysis of intelligence. Previous experience in coalition warfare and current efforts at multilateral defense reveal the need for facility in other languages in...
The Information Age presents a unique opportunity to China with regard to both modernization and building an Information Warfare (IW) capability. China's active pursuit of an IW capability will cause a change in Chinese strategic culture.
Criticism and condemnation of al-Qaeda that originate from the worldwide Muslim community present the most formidable challenge to its existence and legitimacy as an organization and movement. There is ample literature that questions whether or not...
The General Services Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Part I -- Periodical literature. Section 1 -- Directory to catalog to catalog of periodical articles. Section 2 -- Catalog of selected periodical articles. Section 3 -- Translations of foreign-language articles. Section 4 -- Subject...
This study proceeds from the assumption that ideology is an important factor in the shaping of Soviet foreign policy. It attempts to demonstrate that the Soviet concept of the correlation of forces is useful in gaining an understanding of the...
Abstracts of foreign-language articles. Artillery with larger cavalry units. MAJ A. Vollmer Cavalry in 1914. MAJ A. Vollmer Greatest army in the world. Japanese operations in Jehol. Mechanized brigade against infantry division....
G-1 plans for the Luzon Campaign were formulated while the Leyte Operation was still in progress and incorporated lessons learned from experience gained during the latter operation. Conferences were held by the Army G-1 with the G-1's of the major...
The early formulation of the Army Chaplain Field Manual reveals the Army Chaplaincy struggling with individuals using the Army Chaplain Field Manual to further their social and religious beliefs upon other chaplains. The research is to determine...