This monograph addresses existing shortcomings in the principles for employment of scatterable and remotely delivered mines. Such mines, part of an overall revolution in the conduct of land mine warfare, are an integral component of the deep, close...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine the role of naval forces in land operations at the operational level of war. In the past decades, military failures were perceived by Congress as a result of the inability of the services to work...
Ground, water, and air methods of invasion add flexibility and strength to the United States' offensive capability. This monograph is designed to examine the current feasibility of large scale joint amphibious operations. It seeks to answer two...
This report covers the Educational Survey Conference at the Engineer School, selection testing for prospective CGSC students, and future research on academic reports.
The self-study report that follows represents the combined efforts of a great many people who collectively have sought, through more than a year's inquiry and deliberation, to assess objectively and to describe accurately the performance of their...
A summary review of the general situation as it existed upon the United States entry into the war is necessary to appreciate at its true value the American effort and in order fully to understand many important decisions reached in the early days...
This operation plan includes: directions for the movement of forces, approach to objectives and assault phases for the landing on Saipan and the subsequent attack, capture and defense of Guam.
This is an Army Service Forces Manual, a Civil Affairs handbook, on Albania. This study on Albania was prepared by the Liaison and Studies branch of the military government division of the Provost Marshal General's Office from British and American...
This is an Army Service Forces Manual, a Civil Affairs handbook, on Norway. This study examines topics regarding government and administration (focusing on German military government in Norway), labor, cultural institutions, government finance, and...
Contains documentary appendices, including information on the guerrilla resistance movement in the Philippines, Intelligence activities in the Philippines during Japanese occupation and operations of the Military Intelligence Section, the Allied...
General Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Pacific, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff
This individual study of the Intelligence Series was originally prepared to familiarize staff planners in the Southwest Pacific and Central Pacific areas with the potentialities of the Philippines' guerrilla groups. It is a compilation from...
Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department
This is a supplement to the Photographic Intelligence Center report. Topics include information on radar, communications, direction finding, navigational aids, electronics combinations, related installations, comparative studies and searchlights.
Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department
This is a Photographic Intelligence Center report on radar, communications, direction finding, navigational aids, electronics combinations, related installations, and comparative studies.
This is the combat history of the 79th Fighter Group during World War Two. The document details the following contents: group commanders; group combat narrative; campaigns; battle citations and commendations; claims- illustrated statistical...
The first chapter of this book addresses the United Kingdom- beginnings of planning, organization, types of installations, early problems, operations Torch and Overlord, etc. Next are descriptions of the assault, supply over the beaches, the battle...
This bulletin consists of recent information (in WWII) on tactical and technical developments and trends affecting the operations of the Arms and Services. It details numbers 21-30, with dates ranging from March 25, 1943 to July 29, 1943. Part I...
The following topics are discussed in this document on World War Two: completion of training in the U.S., Camp Forrest to Ft. Slocum, Transatlantic, England (Camp Bewdley, Birmingham, and Braemore), prelude to operations, the campaign in France,...
Long before the dust settled on European battlefields in World War II, the U.S. Army had to face the difficult tasks of occupying and governing war-torn Germany. Its leaders and troops were called upon to deal with a series of complex challenges in...
Office of Chief Quartermaster, H.Q., E.T.O., U.S.A.
This report describes the US Army's experience of planning and providing military rations and the functions involved in planning, preparations, nutritional content, use of menus, transportation of supplies from the US and procurement in Europe,...