Current training of Soldiers on handling detainees is very proscriptive in terms of what actions may or may not be taken. Far less time is spent on how to deal with unlawful orders, although Soldiers are told to refuse to follow one should they...
Captain Meriwether Lewis's task was to equip and man a party to traverse the unmapped middle third of the United States. Most studies of the expedition begin with the party's departure from Camp Dubois in the spring of 1804. This starting point...
Captain Meriwether Lewis's task was to equip and man a party to traverse the unmapped middle third of the United States. Most studies of the expedition begin with the party's departure from Camp Dubois in the spring of 1804. This starting point...
To encourage further research in the history of World War I and to fill a gap in the Army's historical documentation of that conflict, the Center of Military History has created a World War I series of publications consisting of new monographs and...
The purpose of this study is to trace the development of the Officer Efficiency Report System as a means of evaluating officers capabilities, limitations, and other characteristics for the purposes of competitive selection or assignment.
This study is an examination of the procedures and techniques used by corps and division headquarters to develop air defense priorities in support of AirLand Battle. The study begins with an examination of the role of the air defender in...
The Philippine Insurrection of 1899-1902 was a case of successful United States elimination of an insurgency that had been developing for almost 25 years. By the time the United States assumed sovereignty over the Philippine Islands following the...
The Army of DESERT STORM owed much to three past trainers of the Army. For much of his career, George C. Marshall argued for field exercises to supplement institutional training; once raised to high command, he ordered large-scale maneuvers. World...
The Army of Desert Storm owed much to three past trainers of the Army. For much of his career, George C. Marshall argued for field exercises to supplement institutional training; once raised to high command, he ordered large-scale maneuvers. World...
Today the Purple Heart is perhaps, the most unique of all United States military awards. Though low in the order of precedence on the Pyramid of Honor, it is one of the most widely recognized and respected medals. The Purple Heart Medal is not...
Personal comments made by Germans to Intelligence officers or confidentially to each other in interviews, letters, and telephone calls, unedited, concerning impressions of the American soldier after battle, the American occupation, the cause of...
Headquarters, United States Army Reserve (USAR) Command recognizes the Outstanding Army
Reserve Equal Opportunity (EO) Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) of the Year with the presentation of the Merlin G. Pope, Jr. Award. The award is presented to the...
As in the case of some other titles in the United States Army in World War II series, Ulysses Lee's "The Employment of Negro Troops" has been long and widely recognized as a standard work on its subject. The volume opens with background chapters...
This study determined the effect of interior design improvements on student perceptions about the physical learning environment for the United States Army Command and General Staff Officers’ Course from August 1990 to June 1991. In December 1990,...
More often than not, Soldiers, family members, retirees and other military constituents come to the chaplain or chaplain assistant at the point a critical event already occurred in their life. Often times these life events could impact unit morale...
The report of Major General John J. Pershing, commander of the expedition into Mexico to "capture Villa and his bandits." Also referred to as the "Pancho Villa Expedition" or the "Mexican Expedition." It was launched against the Mexican insurgent...
This thesis argues that the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) limits Department of Defense (DoD) information-sharing initiatives, but that such limitations are necessary to the preservation of civil-military relations. Throughout its history, the United...
Military sanitation is the Army way of keeping soldiers healthy, and preventing the spread of disease. Its primary aim is to keep as many men as possible in fighting trim, physically and mentally. This manual teaches fundamentals of sanitation,...
The Chaplain Corps in the Army has served through all the major wars that the United States has fought. Their purpose has been to give balance to the command and at the same time ensure that the morale of the Soldier, his family and unit are...