“Combat is about breaking things and killing people . . . war is about much more.”1 Fred Kagan. The leadership development and professional education system since the end of the Cold War has been a key factor in many U.S. battlefield...
“Liberty or Death”, “Freedom or Death” it doesn’t matter if it is Thomas Payne on the steps of Independence Hall or “a strong young fellow named Rizvan… There is no third way for us… Svoboda ili Smert” in the village of Goity the...
“No one is more professional than I. I am the Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers” (NCO Creed,). Wikipedia defines the non-commissioned officer as, “also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has...
“The real war will never get in the books,” is a phrase credited to Walt Whitman as appearing in his Drums Tap and contains his ideas on what can be expected in the many histories anticipated to follow the conclusion of the Civil War. The...
• A “New” Idea: The Tank Destroyer;
• Motto: “Seek, Strike, and Destroy” ;
• Theory: Benefits of: + increased speed + increased situational understanding + specialized role on the battlefield - decreased crew...
90th Anniversary History
Integrating Intelligence and Information: Ten Points for the Commander. Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, U.S. Army; Brigadier General Charles A. Flynn, U.S. Army; The authors provide ten points as an azimuth for...
'Operational IPB' describes U.S. Army doctrine for the precombat intelligence estimate process employed at the operational level of war. Its methodology is contained in an appendix to a tactical field manual, FM 34-130, Intelligence Preparation of...
"All wars illustrate the importance of the means of speedy communication." The author in a work of two volumes focuses on the importance and role of the telegraph in the course of the Civil War. A historical recounting of events is organized by...
"All wars illustrate the importance of the means of speedy communication." The author in a work of two volumes focuses on the importance and role of the telegraph in the course of the Civil War. A historical recounting of events is organized by...
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."
"I still dream about the boy from my village who I killed. I see him in my dreams, and he is talking to me and saying I killed him for nothing, and I am crying."
Susan, 16, kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. Children are no...
"In Korea the Russians presented a check which was drawn on the bank account of collective security. The Russians thought the check would bounce. . . . But to their great surprise, the teller paid it." These remarks, made by Secretary of State Dean...
"Sacrifice in peace to save in war." "Sacrifice what?" is the question. The Army is a profession, "the Profession of Arms." War fighting is the business of this profession, and unfortunately, sometimes our professionals sacrifice supremely ......
"The color of a man's skin" was no more an indication of his worth than the cut or trimmings of his coat. Statement by Captain Oliver Hazard Perry 1813 The issue of slavery at last came to a head in the Civil War. The South could not accept a...
"The public statements of North Vietnam's leaders make one thing clear --North Vietnam will not accept President Nixon's offer. Hanoi will continue the war. This posture will be more than propaganda. The genius of the North Vietnamese people is...
"There are indications that German attempts at underground or guerrilla activity may increase as forces complete the occupation of Germany. Nazis, who have had considerable experience fighting guerrillas and who have had time to make preparations...
"War and Ethics" is a quandary that faces military forces around the world. Albert Camus, once said "A man without Ethics is a wild beast loosed upon the world." Throughout history, the war fighters were faced with the constant ethical and moral...
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...