Some military thinkers believe that it is possible to avoid urban combat when attacking and seizing a city. They claim that U.S. forces can do this by taking an Indirect Approach. The proposal is basically a siege of the city. This course of...
This monograph seeks to answer the primary research question of how can the Army improve its officer evaluation report in order to evaluate current doctrinal competencies, and better differentiate its top, middle, and bottom performers. The...
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...
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.
The objective of this monograph is to evaluate the performance of U.S. Army intelligence in Desert Shield/Storm. Several limitations or constraints apply. First, the paper is unclassified and, hence, specific details of several important points had...
This sub-course is designed to train the skills necessary for performing tasks related to setting up and march ordering an aiming circle; measuring angles with an aiming circle...
It is highly desirable that military personnel acquire a sufficient working knowledge of certain maps published by foreign countries, to enable reading and use of such foreign maps for planning and intelligence purposes. Consequently, it is the...
"The purpose of this 1941 manual is to present in simplified form necessary information for instruction of all military personnel in elementary map and aerial photograph reading."
This publication prescribes guidance for leaders and crewmen of mortar squads and platoons. It is concerned with the problems of mortar crew training. It presents practical solutions to assist in the timely delivery of accurate mortar fires but...
This monograph discusses the linkage between air support and the division deep battle from 1982-1994. In 1982, the Army introduced battlefield air interdiction (BAI) as an important asset for the corps and division deep battle. After the Army...
The United States Army is concluding its responsibilities in the Global War on Terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq by conducting Counter Insurgency Operations now doctrinally associated with Wide Area Security (WAS). The point of this paper is to...
This study analyzes the concepts of dominant maneuver and precision engagement at the operational level of war as defined in Joint Vision 2020. The analysis begins by establishing the relationship between today’s geostrategic environment,...
This ready reference book on Germany focuses on public welfare. Table of contents include public welfare (public assistance, welfare for children and youth, public health, statistics and finance), non-governmental welfare (private welfare under the...
This Field Artillery Guide has been designed primarily for field use and reference. The staff of the Field Artillery Journal intends it to give each Field Artilleryman all necessary working data, when supplemented only by the manuals and range...
A PRACTICAL knowledge of sketching is an important part of the military education of officers and non-commissioned officers. Wen maps of the country are not available, commanders try to obtain sketches as guides in marching, and in the selection of...