This document discusses the teaching of military history at the Army War College from the founding to World War II, the formative period, post-World War I, re-establishment to the present, and looking into the future.
This document focuses on water airdromes or landing areas (types of sites, availability, planes suitable for use), ice airdromes (types of ice, how near the shore, pack ice, ice fields, ice caps), and conventional airdromes (arctic problems and...
This author of this document tries to determine what is needed in the way of a career retirement program for Army and Air Force National Guard technicians, which is sorely needed to maintain the interest of people in the system and to encourage the...
Covers topics such as selection of paper weight and leaflet size and shows various methods of fitting the message to the leaflet size and provide necessary technical data for deliver the leaflet to the intended audience from altitude up to 50,000...
Gives background for officer evaluation and gives information on how to use the officer performance record, critical requirements and sample incidents and how to make out the officer personnel report.
The ability of the Army Medical Service to react quickly in cases of extreme international emergencies was graphically illustrated during the Dominican Republic crisis of 1965. The sudden commitment of a large force to counter a threatened...
A research report prepared by committee 15, armored officers advanced course. In a war between communism and the western powers, after the offensive thrusts of the enemy have been contained, the Allies must launch a decisive counterstroke to which...
Headquarters, United States Army, Europe Operations Division Historical Section.
The purpose of this historical study is to record the significant activities of the U.S. ground forces in Europe. The study points out both the successes and the shortcomings of the U.S. Army in Europe, and special emphasis has been placed on the...
This article is from the Journal of the Military Service Institution of the United States, Vol. XX, No. LXXXVI. [This allegedly grew out of lectures the author gave at Fort Leavenworth in 1894 while a faculty member.]. It highlights military...
This is a history of the Marine Corps participation in the Lebanon crisis from July-October 1958. It is published to show the role of the U. S. Marine Corps in carrying out American foreign policy and the pacification of a country through a...
Operations and Readiness Directorate Office; Anderson, Gerald O.; Silano, Robert A.
This Department of the Army after action report deals with the U.S. Army involvement in and support of the Indochinese refugee program. Covering the period from 1 April 1975 to 1 June 1976, it focuses on the role of the Army Staff in crisis...
Contains the "joint security plan, refugee processing center resettlement operation, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas" prepared by the Department of Defense and Department of Justice. This plan reflects the status of law enforcement and security planning for...
This is the story of the 64th Engineer Topographic Battalion. Information includes an activation letter, the battalion commander and staff, and a history of the following: 64th Co-651st-1633rd, 64th Bn-PETMD-Guam, battalion sections, commendations,...
The operations of the Eighth Army which formed the basis for this study were of the period of maximum reverse and then recovery. The report does not reach back to the initial period when troops were green and our commitments were so limited that...
The purpose of this study is to trace the evolution of airmobility in the U.S. Army. The integration of aircraft into the organic structure of the ground forces is as radical a change as the move from the horse to the truck, and the process is only...
This book was originally published in 1954, the year following the close of the Korean War. The accounts of small-unit actions were written primarily for junior officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates of the United States Army who had not...
Discusses Operation “SON CAI” which was an airmobile assault conducted in Cai Von and Sadec Districts, Vihn Long Sector, on 1 May 1962. Produced by U. S. Army Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG).
The purpose of this Lessons Learned is to cite two examples of accidental herbicide damage and to review the measures that can be taken to eliminate the causes of the damage. Produced by U. S. Army Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group...
Contains extracts from command reports for information, evaluation and any necessary action in accordance with SR 525-85-5. Reports contain information on situation and operations as well as lessons learned and conclusions. Extracts from sources...