The extensive use of topography in connection with artillery firing is a development of the late European War. Batteries frequently remained for long periods of time in fixed positions, making it possible to study the terrain thoroughly and to...
These Elements have been compiled for the use of the Cadets of the Military Academy. In submitting them to the public, the author does not intend to express the opinion that the work is superior to those, on the same subject, which are now in...
This text is designed as a review in mathematics for all personnel planning to attend one of the general or specialist courses offered by the Field Artillery School.
It is the purpose of this paper to deal principally with the use of psychological methods in the rapid classification, selection and placement of individuals which may be brought into the army in various military specialties in a time of national...
This monograph seeks to determine if Americans have consistently favored one form of operational art over another. If we (the U.S. military) do not recognize that a tendency towards one or the other forms of operational art exists, we may...
This field manual consists of three parts published as separate volumes. Data contained in this volume are based on experience particularly from WWII and Korea, and details organization, personnel, intelligence, operations, and logistics (supply,...
Covers engineer planning data, supply planning data, transportation and movement planning, personnel service support, health service support planning for evacuation and hospitalization and operational force requirement planning.
SURE 2.0 is a compiled, stand-alone dBase 4 version 2.0 system that allows planners to estimate detailed equipment-based consumption for supply classes III and V, and population-based consumption for classes I, II, IV, 6, and VIII, and water. It is...
This Manual, prepared under the direction of the Interagency Committee on Search and Rescue (ICSAR), provides guidance to federal agencies concerned with the implementation of the National Search and Rescue Plan. It was intended for use as a...
This monograph examines a portion of how the Army fights with a smaller force and fewer supporting resources at the operational level. A possible way to employ scarce resources comes from centralizing critical resources and connecting them through...
Currently the United States Army does not have a standardized, realistic methodology for determining the correlation of forces (COF). This study investigates this issue by examining different methods currently being used to determine the COF. The...
This monograph discusses the concept of operational momentum as it relates to achieving and exploiting depth during offensive operations. Its purpose is to identify those elements which are essential to achieving and maintaining speed and mass...
Discusses the state of the art of field engineering after World War I. Discusses general principles of field fortification, tools and material, field level and field geometry, the siting of trenches, machine gun emplacements, obstacles, details of...