Victorio and Osama bin Laden are two examples of charismatic leadership. During both of their campaigns against US forces, both avoided and presently avoid capture due to their extensive support of their followers. Both received and receive refuge...
Victory is determined not only by what happens during a period of conflict but also by what happens after the fighting ends, during post-conflict operations. This monograph examines what joint military capabilities are required for post-conflict...
Vital to success in war is that the Army and Navy coordinate their actions to produce effective mutual support. It is essential that they have a understanding of their functions in national defense and of methods for attaining coordination in...
Assistant chief of Staff, G-2, American Forces in Germany, 1918-1923
Volume II of 2 volumes. Covers the topics of civil affairs and relations with the civil population, food, finance, utilities, disposition of supplies, various Interallied Commissions, discipline, military intelligence, the American Forces,...
Waiting for Godot in Iraq. F.J. Bing West; As the war in Iraq enters a period of uncertainty, a highly regarded former Assistant Secretary of Defense addresses the four biggest challenges facing our military effort.
War crimes/atrocities are more prevalent in the modem era (1940-present) than in prior periods of history. War by its very nature is a murderous affair, and is often an extremely dirty and cold-blooded activity. After all, the goal of war is to...
War Department document No. 621. Contains instructions on the use of cavalry in battle. Translated from the French. The employment of French cavalry during the retreat of the German forces, March, 1917. Notes on British cavalry.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 10, 1930. This provisional manual deals with the employment of large units in both open and stabilized warfare. It is assumed that the enemy is equal in intelligence to ourselves and that he is as well armed,...
War is the outward expression of competition between complex adaptive political and military systems. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain comparative advantage over other systems and the environment. Greater...
War, as defined by Webster’s dictionary is “the waging of armed conflict
against an enemy”. In two of the larger military campaigns in recent
United States history, Vietnam and Iraq, the prolonging of the “armed conflict”
was not the...
Wargames have long been used to educate soldiers in the art of war. Today, diminishing resources and expanding technologies have made the games an indispensable feature of the US Army's formal training and education system. Much has been written...
Wars have been studied from every viewpoint from the most abstract to the intensely personal. In the case of Major Joseph C. Barto III's Task Force 2-4 Ca -"First In, Last Out": The History of the 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, During Operation...
Wars have been studied from every viewpoint from the most abstract to the intensely personal. In the case of Major Joseph C. Barto Is Task Force 2-4 Cav-"First In, Last Out": The History of the 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, During Operation...
We are the best trained and equipped Army in the world. We have fought and struggled during many wars and conflicts. Although we have a record of success in most conflicts we have often stumbled out of the starting block due to our training, lack...
We have a duty and responsibility as Soldiers to live the seven Army values. When we chose to ignore these values it becomes and issues that undermines a unit’s ability to fight. A Soldier not wanting to go to combat places a strain on not only...
We have all heard the saying the “Perception is Reality”. This statement is especially salient when discussing military operations in a post conflict environment. The implications of the perceptions of the local populace during the transition...