You are about to read a brief comparison and contrast of the war against Germany during World War II (WW II) and The Philippine-American War and how they compare to the War on Terror since September 11, 2001. In war or conflict we have to consider...
World War I was one of the bloodiest wars in human history. Mistakes that were made at that time in Europe and then later in the North Russian expedition by The United States Army and Allied forces could be avoided by studying the history, from the...
With the U.S. military and State Department presence, Iraq has the opportunity to create a representative government supporting the ideals of freedom and democracy. Over watch is provided in a region historically known for dictator and monarchy...
With the U.S. high domestic consumption of illicit drugs, a relationship has formed between transnational gangs and powerful Latin American drug cartels. The ineffectiveness of the war on drugs, along with the high cost of such a program, begs the...
With the rise of Al Qaeda and like-minded militant groups, there have been many discussions and misrepresentations of the term Islamic way of warfare. It is important to understand that anything, to be qualified as Islamic, has to have a reference...
With the recent death of Saddam Hussein it is time for the Iraqi and Afghanistan governments to establish their own constitution and accept responsibility of their future and to defend themselves against their own enemies. It is also time for all...
With the recent claimed phased withdrawal of the Vietnamese occupation forces from Cambodia in September 1989, it may appear that ASEAN has at last attained what it had sought for at the UN for the last decade since the Vietnamese invasion in...
Weems, Ricardo; Ayala, Richard; Moorehouse, Salina; Rinehart, William; Winters, Steven
With the past historical perspective on terrorism, one can see exactly why it is imperative the United States remain in the Gulf region. With the U.S. military and State Department presence, Iraq has the opportunity to create a representative...
With the growing unpopularity of the war in Iraq, Americans are once again discussing the draft. Congressman Charles Rangel has argued that we need the draft to fill the ranks or force disengagement from Iraq and prevent entry into unnecessary...
With the exception of Cuba, US-Latin American relations do not have the specter of Communist influence in the hemisphere distorting the thrust of foreign policy. What does remain is the threat of crises that endangers the viability of the fledgling...
Baumann, Robert F.; Gawrych, George W.; Kretchnik, Walter E.
With the aid of a generous grant from the US Institute of Peace, Robert Baumann, George Gawrych, and Walter Kretchik were able to access and examine relevant documents, interview numerous participants, and visit US and NATO forces in Bosnia. As a...
With the advent of Field Manual (FM) 3-24, Counterinsurgency, a debate has arisen concerning the manual's origins and its applicability to today's insurgencies. Critics, such as Colonel Gian Gentile, claim that the manual is overly influenced by...
With Russia’s inability to improve conditions in Chechnya and the international community’s failed attempts to negotiate a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, Islamic extremism in Chechnya is growing precipitously and risks spilling over...
With Presidential elections in both the United States and Iran occurring within eight months of each other, one can suspect major changes in the political environment. This environment is not just the relationship between the U.S. and Iran, but the...
With Lithuania as case in point, this thesis utilizes extensive primary and secondary materials to examine the pros and cons inherent in the participation of small nations in multinational operations. The examination begins with a discussion of the...
Why must soldiers understand history? So, they can understand their importance in the future battles and make an adequate decision whether or not their contribution will be recognized or forgotten. They must—as the platitude goes—not repeat the...
Why does war have utility? Why do we as Soldiers need to study military history? It seems to me that the knowledge of military history teaches us about Honor, sacrifice and the inevitability of combat…just to name a few. “Historical...
Who was Reinhard Heydrich? He was probably the ablest Nazi ofthem all-a SS-General, a Police General, a Luftwaffe pilot, a linguist, a musician and a superb bureaucrat (Cowdery, Ray and Peter Vodenka. Reinhard Heydrich: Assassination!). Few know...
While western countries appear to be gradually turning their back to Africa and looking at the leaders of African countries with much criticism, China is stepping in to increase its involvement with many countries. More specifically, China is...