General Donn A. Starry's intellectual legacy is a rich collection of speeches, articles, cables, and letters on a myriad of professional topics. He was the second commander of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command (1977-1981), then headed US...
During Operation DESERT STORM, Third U.S. Army was tasked to perform the roles of Army component command for U. S. Central Command (CENTCOM), theater army for all U. S. Army forces in the Persian Gulf theater, and field army headquarters for...
This study examined the techniques employed by collegiate football head coaches in the development of their assistants and staff, exploring how coaches influence leader development in the athletics arena. By conducting a comparison of current...
The change in the strategic environment and the emerging priorities within the American society are causing major shifts in the size, structure, and focus of the U.S. Armed Forces for the 21st Century. The results have been a change in our force...
Conflict is as old as humankind itself. Why man fights can be explained through culture and biology. With the fall of the Soviet empire in 1989, a global collective conscience has surfaced with regard to nations intervening in internal and...
This is a study on public health and sanitation in French Indo-China. Chapters include contents regarding the public health department (organization, water, sewage, insects and animals important to man- control of), medical facilities (hospitals,...
It was August 1990 and a young, newly promoted Sergeant had just volunteered for combat duty in Iraq. This was not an unusual thing to do at the time except he was in his first year of marriage. I was not looking to hurt his family or break his...
The United States military has a history of being unprepared for the opening shots of a conflict. The past has shown that between conflicts the training and preparedness of personnel and units degrades as the time from the last conflict grows. This...
NCOs have changed in many ways since 1945. A uniform, regulated academy exists with NCO training now a requirement for promotion. Their ranks since 1945 have altered, including the addition of the Command Sergeant Major and Sergeant Major. Along...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
The Ukrainian Army is in a transition period which requires flexible, adaptive leadership with a contemporary vision. The problem of improving unit effectiveness is now very topical, because old leadership does not correspond to modern requirements...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an Australian Army Association (AAA) should be established. This study determined that an AAA should be established in order to capitalize on a unique alignment of circumstances and to set the...
This monograph examines the influence of population growth in the developing world on the U.S. Army's mission within the national security strategy. The U.S. military in general and the U.S. Army in particular will not be the only, or even the most...
Throughout this century and particularly during the Army of Excellence era, a concerted effort was made to match leader knowledge and experience to the appropriate level of responsibility. A robust leader and training development program emerged in...
This monograph examines the theory of operational art in light of economic growth and societal development. The study uses W.W. Rostow's five stages of economic growth as a framework for analysis and examines how operational art is manifested as...
War, diplomacy and economic sanctions are three cornerstones of strategy that have, in the past, successfully coerced rogue regimes to capitulate. However, it may be time to look beyond these persuasion techniques and develop a new method that can...
This monograph is an examination of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS). It describes the international relations theory of constructivism, which is focused on the role of normative structure in the actions of a state. Normative...
This monograph investigates US Army potential to operate in a toxic urban environment. The monograph begins by demonstrating the increasing likelihood of urban operations precipitated by global urbanization. Joined with the rapidly growing...