Course of lectures upon The Defense of the Sea Coast of the United States delivered before the U.S. Naval War College by Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Henry L. Abbot.
"These instructions cover the conduct and analysis of target practices for 37-mm and 40-mm antimotor torpedo boat batteries. These instructions are applicable for the remainder of the year 1942."
Thesis Statement: Deception and secrecy ensured Operation Overlord success. Discussion: The invasion of France was an extremely difficult undertaking conducted by the Allies and the results were nothing short of monumental and heroic. Invading...
This research focuses on how military leaders can improve leadership thru effective rhetorical skills. The research provides a greater understanding of the importance of rhetoric and provides military leaders with methods to implement rhetorical...
In December 1994 Russian armored forces assaulted Grozny, Chechnya in an attempt to subdue armed opposition groups seeking independence. Within twenty-four hours of urban combat the Chechens destroyed two brigade-sized units while suffering minimal...
Air Defense office of the Ministry of Home Affairs
A translation of an article appearing in the 20 October 1943 issue of the Shuho, the official weekly organ of the Japanese cabinet Board of Information. Contains directives for factories.
This study assesses the feasibility of the United States deploying its planned military forces for the protection of its national interests in the Middle East, within time constraints previously established in our Southwest Asian contingency plans....
How should militaries think about social media as a factor in military operations? In this study I examine recent Arab Spring scholarship, with a particular focus on the significant impact of social media on events in Egypt in early 2011. Existing...
In the aftermath of the air campaign that began Operation Desert Storm, the US Air Force sought to measure US success in the military-technical and organizational innovation that occurred during the Gulf War and its impact on the future evolution...
This study investigates the limitations of strategic airlift in light of occurrences during the DESERT SHIELD deployment, and the changing strategic environment. The limitations and their importance are shown through an examination of the changing...
The United States has significantly increased the deployment of missile defense systems, specifically Patriot and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis-BMD), to the Persian Gulf over the past six years. The increase from no missile defense assets...
Volume includes additional data which have been accumulated on terminal ballistics and revises and expands upon data already presented in previous volumes of this series.
A compilation of reports of the commanders and task forces with lessons learned from Operation Torch in North Africa. The report included amphibious operations, air support, armored operations, battalion landing teams, command posts,...
"Map reading and the training of the intelligence section, i.e., scouts, snipers, and observers are a group of subjects which every officer should personally take an interest in. Not only because they are, as subjects, most interesting, but...
1916 description, adjustment and operation in drill and target practice / prepared especially for officers and enlisted men of the National Guard, and recommended for their use by the Division of Militia Affairs of the War Department.
A I Field Force Vietnam study concerning operational concepts and desired force disposition during the period of the of the southwest monsoon in II Corps Tactical Zone. Evaluates the situation as it existed in March 1968 and provides guidance on...