In locating the site for a defensive firing line, it must be divided into three sections : firing line, immediate support and reserves. In doing this several opposing factors should be taken into consideration and their relative importance judged...
1917 practical manual for the training and instruction of officers and men in trench warfare, based on the latest information from the battle fronts of Europe, and including the attack and defense of trenches, the construction of trenches and...
1917 practical manual for the training and instruction of officers and men in trench warfare, based on the latest information from the battle fronts of Europe, and including the attack and defense of trenches, the construction of trenches and...
Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and...
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This document contains tables of information to help make accurate truck allocations when moving large quantities of army supplies in field operations. Included is lists for quartermaster, ordnance, chemical warfare, engineers, medical and signal...
Discusses a variety issues involving Tsingtao, China including terrain, climate, transportation facilities, Chinese forces in the Shantung Area (communist, puppet and guerrilla), defenses, military storage and supply, electrical communication and...
The Korean People's Army claims that United Nations Command (UNC) aircraft invaded North Korean air space in the area of the Han River Estuary on 1 August 1962. The UNC states that the claim poses a major violation of the Armistice Agreement, and...
The Korean People's Army claims that the United Nations Command (UNC) hindered the Joint Observer Team from carrying out its normal activities and exceeding its authority on 7 August 1962. The UNC states that the matter concerning the meeting site...
The Korean People's Army claims that on 22 April 1961, the United Nations Command security personnel stood in the way of KPA security guards who were withdrawing after completion of their guard duty in the Joint Security Area to hinder them from...
When the United States declared war on Kaiser Wilhelm's government on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Army underwent a profound growth and transformation to conduct combat operations against the German Imperial Army. Since the U.S. Army grew from 125,000...
This study consists of comprehensive records of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the American Expeditionary Forces, as well as letters received by officers who had combat experience in 1918. The paper discusses fragmentary orders in stabilized...
This study investigates the feasibility of consolidating the Air Force Fighter-Bomber and the Navy Fighter-Attack pilot training tracks. Excluding Navy Carrier Qualification training, the core training in these two undergraduate fighter training...
This study attempts to determine the considerations the Air Force would face in implementing a specialized pilot program. En route to this objective, one chapter of this thesis is devoted to each of five major factors. They are the importance of...
The mission of the Army is to fight and win our Nations wars. Inherent in that mission is to win the peace after the war. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Army leadership stated that American soldiers would not police Iraq, but that Iraqis would be...
This monograph analyzes that characteristic of the modern battlefield known as nonlinear operations, as defined in FM 100-5, Operations. The purpose is to determine if there is a firm linkage between U.S. Army doctrine and the training of U.S....
This is Occasional Paper 31 which surveys the U.S. Army's approach to media relations from the Spanish-American War to the first Gulf War; it surveys how the U.S. Army communicated its missions to the American public during periods of conflict...