Irving Janis introduced the theory of groupthink in his classic study Victims of Groupthink in 1972. He attempted to determine why groups, often consisting of individuals with exceptional intellect and talent, made irrational decisions. He...
"The following brief account of the elementary principles of gunnery has therefore been written so as to serve as an introduction to a proper study of the subject and with the hope that it may prove of some use to those who may wish to learn a very...
"The following brief account of the elementary principles of gunnery has therefore been written so as to serve as an introduction to a proper study of the subject and with the hope that it may prove of some use to those who may wish to learn a very...
This study was a perceptual evaluation of the CONUS installation maintenance support structure by application of the contingency theory of management. Decentralized maintenance support was evaluated against centralized support to determine the most...
This monograph studies the meaning behind the infamous Clausewitzian concept of the trinity. He uses this concept to describe the essence of warfare in book one of his treatise “On War”. This concept permeates his discussion of warfare...
This monograph discusses the nature of tactical intelligence prediction in military operations. Such prediction is extremely complex and involves a broad range of factors from traditional military ones such as terrain and doctrine to more...
Force development trends since the end of the Cold War have dictated a smaller, more lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding to a multitude of contingencies from a CONUS base - force projection. The tremendous growth in information and...
The purpose of this report is to record the lessons learned by the 37th Infantry Division during the, BOUGAINVILLE Campaign. The principles and doctrines taught in the General and Special Service Schools and contained in the War Department Field...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provide crucial intelligence collection, and lethal targeting capabilities for United States, and other armed forces around the world. In Iraq and Afghanistan, they continue to demonstrate their value to commanders...
During the past several decades, numerous authors have written on the subject of an American way of war. These include works by Russell Weigley, Max Boot, and Brian Linn. The apparent differences between these works have stimulated debate among...
The United States Army is changing and so must the chaplaincy. At the heart of the ongoing Army transformation is a critical thinking (CT) approach to problem solving and decision-making. Given the many complex choices Army leaders face on a daily...
If the United States is to provide viable options to its civilian leaders, it must change the way it organizes and employs its military power. Its current construct revolves around functional specialization where services provide self-contained...
The study discussed incentive contracts and cost overruns as related to industrial risk categories. The various aspects of risk considered by the Department of Defense had contract modifications as a common factor reflecting risk. Based on the...
FM 25-101 defines the After Action Review (AAR) as "a review of training that allows soldiers, leaders, and units to discover for themselves what happened during training, why it happened, and determining solutions to correct the problem." The AAR...
Understanding the professional military ethic (PME) requires first understanding the conceptual foundations upon which it stands. This foundation includes objective morality, the sociology of professions, professional ethics in general, and the...
On 12 October 1999, the U.S. Army began a journey down a new path to innovation, when General Eric Shinseki presented his vision of Army Transformation at the 45th annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army. In this speech, General...