Many lessons have been learned throughout the short history of the United States Army compared to other nation’s armies. The lessons learned and applied by three dynamic leaders of our Army have given us good cause for learning from the...
This thesis explores the strategy followed by the American military government in overcoming Moro resistance in the Philippines from 1903-1913. A chapter is devoted to the period of each of the three Military Governors of Moro Province, Generals...
In 1902, MAJ Robert Bullard was given the mission to civilize the Moros around Lake Lanao in the Southern Philippines. MAJ Bullard was an enthusiastic and motivated officer. He understood that advancement in the military ranks was not achieved...
This study will look at how the U.S. deliberately used education as part of its counterinsurgency strategy in the Philippines to pacify anti-occupation violence and assimilate the archipelago under American governance. In doing so, this study...
This paper briefly discusses counterinsurgency operations on the Western Frontier of the United States, as well as in the Philippine war, and identifies why they were successful. Three distinct actionable tactics are used to illustrate these...
Beatty, Carl E.; Gardner, Rick; Lahan, Mark; Chrisp, Ron
The Philippine Insurrection was the beginning and end of America's efforts to become an imperialistic nation. The country had expanded to its furthest most boundaries and was looking for fresh markets and resources. The Mahan theory recommended...
Martin van Creveld, a noted theorist, contends that the concept of operational art did not take off in the United States (US) until after the Vietnam War. Conversely, James Schneider, a prominent military theorist, asserts that operational art...
Throughout mankind’s history of waging war he has struggled between “total war” and the use of “rules of engagement”, to ease the very real conscience of the Soldier and, in the present day United States, the political conscience of the...
It is important to understand what has taken place in past counterinsurgency operations and how
they compare. The campaigns studied show how the same method of operations worked during
both events. The campaigns occurred during two different time...
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the U.S. counter-insurgency operations in the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 -Present). The military operations, problem sets, and style of warfare...
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the U.S. counter-insurgency operations in the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 -Present). The military operations, problem sets, and style of warfare...
Situations often present themselves during the daily lives of Soldiers that can result in an ethical dilemma within that Soldier. Perhaps the single greatest ethical dilemma Soldiers face now more so that ever is their participation in a combat...
The United States is using lessons learned from fighting insurgents in the Philippines to fighting insurgents in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Experts say that history does not repeat itself, but it does experience similarities, which allow us to learn...
The American Soldier has endured many battles using counterinsurgency campaigns to accomplish their mission; however, there is an argument to the worth of conducting these campaigns. Are we wasting our time attempting to win the hearts and minds of...
Thesis statement: It is a popular belief that counterinsurgency campaigns can be won with superior fighting forces and superior firepower with no regard for cultural and socioeconomic factors. The American Indian and Philippine counterinsurgency...
People and governments have been in conflict for centuries over their ideals. Similarities in present conflicts can be traced back to similar events in the past. History will not always give us the exact process to solve our present conflicts. The...
The Ute Campaign of 1879 is a study of linkages. Major Russel D. Santala's work not only explores the threads of continuity between engagements and campaigns but also examines the relationship of government policy to one of the instruments of that...
The Ute Campaign of 1879 is a study of linkages. Major Russel D. Santala's work not only explores the threads of continuity between engagements and campaigns but also examines the relationship of government policy to one of the instruments of that...