The British Army and its allies face fundamental change as the campaigns of the past decade draw down and they reconfigure for the complex and evolving threats of the future. As Western armies transition towards geostrategic uncertainty, they must...
A history of the American Revolution documented from letters written to and by George Washington and other general officers, ministers of Congress, and others in public stations.
In response to lessons learned, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) launched a comprehensive program, in 2009, to make all Airmen cross-culturally competent (3C). As part of this program, the USAF has included cultural training in all levels of professional...
This monograph explores the role of cohesion and morale on unit effectiveness in a culturally and racially heterogeneous environment, whether these elements can be nurtured and maintained within this environment, and what the means are for doing...
The challenge is in deciding what to automate (effective use of technology) and what remains a human function. The 1999 US National Security Strategy emphasizes the importance of information technology. However, the decisive point of all future...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the development of the 1998 FM 100-5. The primary research question is: Do the changes proposed in the coordinating draft of the 1998 FM 100-5 mark a return to the concept of operational art? This...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
What causes a large group to operate in an efficient, effective, innovative manner? Is it the way it is organized, its executive structure, its mechanisms for gathering and disseminating information, its internal communications, its analytic...
The mythology surrounding the 1389 Battle of Kosovo Polje, in present-day Serbia, is the foundation for the Serbian cultural identity and is a prism through which Serbs view and interpret the past, present, future. The mythology, created out of...
The authors of AirLand battle doctrine, realizing the importance of decentralized command and control on the modern battlefield, incorporated Auftragstaktik in US Army doctrine to deal with the uncertainty of war. Despite the importance of...
Perhaps one of the most controversial theories proposed by the l9th century military theorist and historian, Carl von Clausewitz, was the proposition that the defense, not the offense, was the stronger form of war. This is the second of two...
Given the fact that Special Forces detachments cause effects at the strategic and operational levels of war in the GWOT, it is imperative that SF detachment commanders are adequately prepared to develop a comprehensive understanding of the...
This monograph examines how the task force commander and executive officer can enhance the training and professional development of the battalion coordinating staff. The National Training Center continues to report that task force staffs continue...
When we took an oath, we entered an institution guided by Anny values. These are more than a system of rules. These values tell you what you need to be, everyday, in every action you take. Anny values form the very identity of the Anny, the solid...
Life is full of ethical dilemmas and I am pretty sure we have all had ours. In the manual of Army leadership, FM 22-100; now FM 6-22, it is said that we enter the army with certain values and attributes, such as family-ingrained values. These...
The national will of the United States, and other democratic nations, is far more vulnerable today than in the past. Changes in society and technology have allowed enemies to adapt. The character of war has evolved into a more unorthodox type of...
Deconstructing army leadership. COL Christoper R. Paparone, U.S. Army; A deconstruction of the Army's theory of leadership, with its emphasis on hierarchy and management, reveals that the Army has based its theory on circular logic, improvable...
Tactical leader lessons learned in Afghanistan: operation enduring freedom VIII. Colonel William B. Ostlund, U.S. Army; During its 15 months in Afghanistan, the 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, spent 90 percent of its time training...