Japan's pacifist identity and security practices have deep roots with the atomic bomb. The victims experiences and Japan's preferences in dealing with the memories distinguishes their nation and allows them security opportunities that other nations...
Discussion of France. This section covers the period of operations, the general organization of military government, German police activity, economic and financial controls, controls over the use of manpower, controls over financial activity and...
Discusses events involved in the occupation of Norway on April 9, 1940. Details German operations during the three to five years preceding the occupation, events immediately before the occupation, the German memorandum to Norway, operations on...
This study examines nine critical factors that should be addressed in stabilization planning and execution. The author then presents a case study of the US occupation of Japan after World War II, followed by a parallel analysis of the case study...
The following topics are covered in this study on labor in the Philippine Islands: labor conditions prior to Japanese occupation (employment conditions, employment agencies, wages/hours/working conditions, labor legislation and policies, labor...
Leonard Wood served as a Military Governor in Cuba from 1898 (Santiago) and 1899 to 1902, later as the Military Governor of the Moro Province in the Philippines from 1903 to 1906, and eventually as Governor General for the Philippines until his...
Report of the part played by the 98th Infantry Division in the Occupation of Japan. It covers the transition of the Division from preparation for combat to planning for occupation; the rapid planning and execution of an overseas movement and...
The Fifteenth United States Army was the last Allied army to enter the conflict against Germany, arriving on the Continent during the latter part of December 1944. Yet during the few short months of operations, it met with and solved a host of...
The study of insurgency and counterinsurgency over the years provides a valuable tool for analysis in the current Global War on Terrorism. Failure to take into account and accurately assess political and military actions in such environments can...
The success of the occupation program will be an important factor in the achievement of a just and lasting peace. Success in achieving our objectives in the occupied areas, in turn, depends, to no small extent, upon the understanding and full...
The transition is one of the most important, but most overlooked, parts of any campaign. The United States concluded Operation New Dawn in December 2011. The U.S. is also converging towards Operation Enduring Freedom's conclusion in 2014. In both...
This handbook on Belgium from Civil Affairs details the following subjects regarding labor and economic background: employment conditions, employment agencies, wages/hours/working conditions, labor legislation and labor policies, labor...
Transcription of the Conference of Scholars which took place to discuss the American experience in the administration of occupied areas, 1943-1955, and the problems and possibilities of research on the subject, including planning for administration...
Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
These instructions cover operations of the United States Naval occupation forces in Japan and in Korea south of 38 degrees north latitude and provide for coordination between Army and Navy occupation forces within occupation areas.
Written as a textbook for the General Service School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, this volume contains lectures on military government, American military government in Germany, and the four military governments in Mexico, one of which is a...
The code word 'ECLIPSE' is defined as "plans and preparations for operations in Europe in the event of German surrender". The objects of Operation Eclipse are to carry out the sphere of responsibility of the Supreme Commander in Europe. The...
Prior to World War II, the port of Cherbourg was a premier deep-water European port for large trans-Atlantic vessels. Throughout World War I, Cherbourg was a hub of activity for the French and was a main base for repair of all naval vessels in...
Historians tend to agree that Ramon Magsaysay's leadership and his relationship with Edward Lansdale are two of the most important features of the Philippine governments campaign against the Huks from 1946-1954. Yet the nuances of his leadership...
In March 1947, the United States established an economic and military assistance program to bolster the nationalist Greek government against a communist insurgency. The Greek government suffered from a collapsed economy, deep social divisions, and...