As a result of the Allied bombing campaign against Nazi submarine bases during the Second World War, the cities of Brest, Lorient, and Saint Nazaire were nearly completely destroyed. Despite thousands of bombing missions, all three submarine...
The American part in the Buna-Sanananda campaign, in which Australian and American troops defeated "the invincible Imperial Army" of Japan, is the subject of this pamphlet. This campaign took place simultaneously with the action on Guadalcanal.
The purpose of this Lessons Learned is to analyze the enemy positions at Khe Sanh and to evaluate the effectiveness of various weapons systems against enemy fortifications. The enemy's tactics at Khe Sanh were somewhat different from those...
Report is an account of the participation of the American troops in the Buna Campaign. Historically, the campaign is important because it was the first victorious operation of American Army ground forces against the Japanese.
The defense of Aachen and the Stolberg Corridor, the LXXXI Corps (situation in mid-September 1944), their counterattack and stalemate, and the defense of the Lammersdorf Corridor and the West Wall are detailed.
Globally, potential adversaries are building ever more complex, stronger, and deeper fortifications which are largely immune to the current United States weapons inventory. Advanced construction and design techniques coupled with technological...
Discusses the experiences of individual soldiers in combat. Discusses Leadership in small units, normal operations, jungle operations and amphibious operations.
The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her...
Jacobsen, Charles W.; Willett, James F.; Anderson, Delmer P.; Sachs, Edward I.; Smith, Hiram C.; Walsh, James E.; Forwood, William G.; Purcell, William W. R.
The purpose of this report is to secure specific and detailed conclusions from which definite recommendations can be made, wherever necessary, to effect revision of or additions to, existing doctrine and technique in the attack of a fortified...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views ex-pressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
Shields, Harry H., Jr., et al.; US Army Armor school.
This Research Report has been produced for the purpose of presenting the reader with an evaluation of the employment of Armor in Korea during the period 26 June 1951 - 25 June 1952, the second year. Even as Armor normally - and particularly in...
Fortified base camps are the pivots of Viet Cong (VC) military operations. Local force units tend to place reliance on numerous small base camps dispersed throughout their area of operations. The camps are usually extensively booby trapped and...
This study examines the decision to deploy a space-based kinetic kill vehicle (SBKHV) by examining the validity, feasibility, suitability, and acceptability of such a deployment. Determining validity entails verifying that a need exists for the...
This study examines armored warfare in a jungle environment. The focus is to determine if there is a role for ground mounted armored forces in jungle warfare. This study explains how armor was used in past jungle conflicts and examines current...
Bouvia, Steven
Diaz, Roberto
Goecks, Lonny
Mosteller, Ronnie
Vanleuven, Bruce
Thesis Statement: The tactics employed at the battles of Bloody and Heartbreak Ridge lacked essential economy of force, objective, and offensive purpose. The battles were politically objective, and offensive purpose. The battles were politically...
This pamphlet was prepared for the Historical Division, European Command, by a group of former German generals and general staff officers. The names of the contributors are not announced at this time. The principal author, who by the end of the war...
"The purpose of this text is to provide small unit commanders with instructional material, at their own level, concerning the Russian front during World War II. A careful study of the examples in the text will provide many lessons in tactics,...
McKinney, Leonard L; Office of the Chief of the Chemical Corps, Historical Office
This is an account of flame thrower employment and the numerous problems involved. The volume purports to present: a survey of flame warfare prior to World War II; a brief account of the flame weapons developed by both allied and enemy powers...
Goins, Jared L.; Kajko, Marek; Cerda, Juan; Hillis, Johnnie
Field Fortifications play a vital role in both offensive and defensive operations when used properly. Today soldiers fighting the war on Terror in the mountains of Afghanistan live in bases built to protect them from enemy fire. Although we are in...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views expressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...