Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldering in Iraq Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army The Army has gained a great deal of experience in Iraq and Afghanistan about COIN operations. Here, one of the Army's most experienced...
Casebook serves as background information for training in the field of psychological operations and as an introduction to the more important elements and principles of PSYOP.
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...
In July 1979, the Sandinista-led revolutionary junta pledged to the people of Nicaragua and the Organization of American States that it would fully respect human rights. The Sandinistas have systematically violated this pledge, trampling on the...
This monograph focuses on the use of analysis in combat operations and concentrates in the utilization of techniques in situations which the authors were personally familiar. It primarily covers the systematic blending of military judgment, data...
This account is based on records of the U.S. Marine Corps, selected records of other services, and appropriate published works. The study provides insight into the mechanics of the battle from the highest echelon of command to the smallest unit....
Schmidt, Fedor O., Hollingsworth, George C., Horsfall, L. P.
Includes a translation of 'Tannenberg "as it really was" by Max Hoffmann' . Chapters 12 and 13 are discussed in this study concerning the attack on the Russian forces by the Germans.
This study examines the evolution of the German Army's defensive doctrine on the Russian Front from 1941 to 1945. It begins by reviewing prewar doctrine as expressed in German field manuals and professional journals. German defensive techniques are...
This study attempts to determine why the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was successfully overthrown by a religion, Shiite Islam. The investigation is focused on the large and powerful Imperial Iranian Armed Forces, the Shah's political...
Military corrections, spawned as the result of problems in penology, is currently affected more by its place in the military than by its niche in corrections. Austere resources and the transition to an all-volunteer constabulary force have focused...
Economic, military, and political science all boast at least one basic theory. But concerning military assistance, the critical nexus between them, that theoretical structure that exists rests on normative assumptions and intuition. Within the...
Efficiency report inflation has been a significant problem in the U.S. Army for more than 40 years. In 1945, 99 per cent of the officer corps was receiving one of the two top ratings on the evaluative scale. Inflation has been partially responsible...
This thesis discusses the U.S. Air Force aircraft accident prevention program, its background, present status and its weaknesses. It is concluded by offering suggestions for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the program. Chapter I...
This study investigates the role that Engineer Operations played in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. A background study and description is made of the structure, composition, capability, and employment of engineer officers and...
Joint Vision 2020 prescribes the goal of creating a force for 2020 and beyond that is "dominant across the full-spectrum of military operations." Full-spectrum dominance implies access to, freedom to operate in, all domains, in other words,...
This paper examines the effects of peace operations on the warfighting capability of U.S. Army combat forces. It focuses upon operations in the Sinai, Somalia, Haiti, Macedonia, and Bosnia, and relies upon survey data, unit status reports,...
This thesis investigates the utility of conventional military intervention by Western powers in achieving their short-term foreign policy aims. Through a survey of the literature of political-military coordination, case studies of contingency...
This book was written with the hopes that the information would be useful to navy and army officers who had to deal with explosives in the manufacture of munitions and in other ways. Topics include black powder and similar mixtures, nitrocellulose,...
This manual provides the framework for understanding low-intensity conflict (LIC) at the battalion and brigade levels to include the definition and nature of LIC, the military's role, imperatives, and operational categories. It also provides...