Omaha Beachhead, seventh of a series called "American Forces In Action", is the first of a number of narratives dealing with U.S. military operations in France. It is based on complete unit reports and records, on interviews, and on available enemy...
This is a study on the transportation systems and communications in French Indo-China. Topics include railways, motor transport, street railways, internal waterways and canals, commercial air transport, shipping, telephone/telegraph/cable, postal...
The following notes have been received from an
officer with the American expeditionary forces
in France, and are offered as suggestions for
equipment before going abroad.
Plan from the joint war plans committee for the seizure of the Ryukyus Islands. It is a revision of J.W.P.C.'s 116/2 plan, which takes into account new information on airfield capabilities and enemy intentions.
The Chaplain Corps in the Army has served through all the major wars that the United States has fought. Their purpose has been to give balance to the command and at the same time ensure that the morale of the Soldier, his family and unit are...
2nd Company of the 26th Independent Engineer Regiment
This is a story of the Ando Detachment of the Fifth Division in the vicinity of the eastern shore of Patani in southern Thailand (November 15 to December 13, 1941). Chapters include a summary of friendly and enemy conditions prior to battle,...
1916 description, adjustment and operation in drill and target practice / prepared especially for officers and enlisted men of the National Guard, and recommended for their use by the Division of Militia Affairs of the War Department.
This study investigates the hypothesis that command and control functions have a vital impact on the success or failure of amphibious operations. Based on this hypothesis, this study analyzes the amphibious assault landings conducted during...
Research and Analysis Section of Combat Intelligence, Office of the AC of S, G-2
This document gives demographics and information about Hong Kong and Canton. The focus is on geography, highways and other sources of transport, ports and facilities, counterintelligence, communications, and government among other topics.
The Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery, United States Army, prepared by the Board on the Regulation of Coast Artillery Fire,are published for the information and government of the Army. To insure uniformity throughout the Army, all coast...
Information is given on the harbors, landing facilities, supplies, repair facilities, vulnerability (port security), industry, and health and sanitation in this port summary on Bombay.
These observer reports include the following subjects from the 1940s: coral reefs in the Central Pacific; boat landing difficulties; intelligence training at Amphibious Training Center, SWPA, July 1943; amphibious training for intelligence...
"In making the following study of certain attacks upon fortified harbors it was my object to make an analysis of each campaign, and of them all collectively, in order to attempt to derive well grounded conclusions as to future wars."
Increasingly, Canada's military is being called upon to deploy into complex operational environments where it must deal with highly adaptive adversaries seeking to destabilize society through a variety of asymmetric means. Articulating this new...
The Overlord operation is a widely-studied episode in military history. Often overlooked is a little known U.S. operation designed to overcome logistical problems in the Overlord plan. For the first 90 days of combat the Overlord operation would...
This monograph examines the capability of contemporary operational planners to successfully plan and execute a large scale forcible entry operation in response to a major regional contingency. The relationship of a forcible entry in achieving a...