This monograph’s purpose is to explore theory and its impact on military organizational and doctrinal changes during a time of war. Answering the research question will prove useful in contributing to the professional dialogue for the US to...
This monograph analyzes America's ability to maintain its global hegemony and perpetuate freedom from general conventional war. The theories of Geoffrey Blainey and Donald Kagan are used to explain the causes of war and the causes of peace. General...
Thesis Statement: Trench warfare battles as a defensive and offensive measure became ineffective due to modern technology, greater reaching weapons, and equipment. Discussion: Trench warfare as a tactic had offensive and defense advantages during...
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1919. The Allies on one side and the Central Powers on the other fought the war. No...
The American noncommissioned officer (NCO) is empowered in the contemporary force
due to changes in operational necessity, advancements in technology, and pay and incentive
enhancements. The responsibilities of the American NCO has gone from...
The purpose of this study is to identify relationships between Nazi Macroeconomic policy and its ability to enable genocide. This study uses primary source documentation from newspapers, historical documents and published works to examine Nazi...
This monograph discusses the relationship between Force XXI and operational art. It develops a construct demonstrating the Force XXI concept of leverage in warfighting and applies technology and operational art to that construct. The goal of the...
This monograph analyses both the organization and the mission of AirLand Battle Future (ALBF) division-level reconnaissance forces. Specifically evaluated is the proposed ALBF division cavalry squadron and the attack/reconnaissance (aviation)...
Perhaps one of the most controversial theories proposed by the l9th century military theorist and historian, Carl von Clausewitz, was the proposition that the defense, not the offense, was the stronger form of war. This is the second of two...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine if the Army missed an opportunity to reduce a level of command as a part of Army Transformation. This monograph demonstrates that the Army failed to maximize Transformation and reduce a level of command...
This monograph suggests an airpower theory that helps explain why airpower does not result in quick, clean, economical, "ideal" war. The genesis of this study comes from the observation that airpower advocates, from early personalities such as...
This monograph examines the current organizational structure and employment of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Reserve Force, to research the possibility of increasing force readiness through command reorganization and implementation of a reserve...
Since the inception of the United States Army, the NCO rank and structure has had its turmoil. Movies always portray an officer as the one in charge and making all the decisions. Unfortunately, this is a prominent perception in the minds of the...
This paper outlines the changing roles of the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) in the Chemical Corps. It covers a brief history to start in World War I (WWI) thru the establishment of the Chemical Corps and the introductions of its Regimental...
The purpose of this NCO History Briefing is to acknowledge the heroism of SGT Alvin C. York during WWI. In 1964, upon the death of this war hero, President Lyndon Johnson issued a statement calling him "A symbol of American courage and sacrifice"...
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage are the Army Core Values, and the six Noncommissioned Officers honored at Biggs Army Airfield on February 19, 1986 are representative of these values. These...
When the United States declared war on Kaiser Wilhelm's government on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Army underwent a profound growth and transformation to conduct combat operations against the German Imperial Army. Since the U.S. Army grew from 125,000...
American Non-Commissioned Officer roles and responsibilities have changed greatly since the Continental Army of 1775. Evolving doctrine and weaponry, and advances in technology throughout America’s past were primary factors that resulted in...
Throughout United States military history several examples show us how unprepared the armed forces were at the outbreak of hostilities. Analysis of the defeats at Kasserine Pass in 1943 and the battle of Osan seven years later point to a government...
The time period from 1865 to 1925 was one of change for the NCO Corps and the Army. With the end of the Civil War the Army, like the country, found itself rebuilding. "The culmination of the Civil War was epitomized by great pride in the military."...