This monograph looks at the current capabilities of division and corps Military Intelligence (MI) units and their ability to provide intelligence in differing geographic settings. The geographic environments considered include the general terrain...
External borders of countries and their internal boundaries regulate how people are governed and taxed, their rights and legal authority, and the freedoms they share within their daily lives. People often form relationships based on where they live...
In organizing the maneuvers the location of a camp suitable for a large concentration of troops received the first consideration; in which connection it was apparent that a central position with reference to the geographical boundaries of the...
Humans have used traditional tracking "skills" to follow a quarry (human or animal) since the beginning of existence. "Visual Tracking, at its very basic level is the natural predatory hunting instinct of man." Even with this history, the...
Report of the Commanding General, Sphinx Detachment. This report constitutes a detailed analysis of the results obtained during the joint air-ground tests at Camp Hood, Texas. This area was selected due to similarity of the geological formation to...
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...
This monograph argues that the idea of nested concepts is an inviolate principle which will be even more critical on the future battlefield. The primary research question is: will the future battlefield's environment still require nested concepts...
"Busting the bocage: American combined arms operations in France, 6 June-31 July 1944" shows how the U.S. Army identified and overcame the problems of fighting in difficult terrain. The adoption of new tactics combined with technical innovations...
Discusses issues related to survival, evasion and recovery. Includes information on navigation, radio communications and signaling, medical, personal protection, water, food, induced conditions, the will to survive and public information.
This report summarizes the operations and training aspects of the evaluation of U.S. Army Mechanized and Armor Combat Operations in Vietnam (MACOV) conducted during the period 6 January to 28 March 1967. It is described as a helpful guide for use...
This thesis identifies air base ground defense issues which arose during US Air Force involvement in the Vietnam Conflict from November 1964 until January 1973. After identification of these air base ground defense issues, six active duty US Air...
The weight of the loads carried by today’s dismounted infantrymen has degraded their ability to operate in restricted terrain. This degradation in capability has had a drastic impact on the effectiveness of the Infantry Brigade Combat Teams which...
This monograph examines the adequacy of current jungle and infantry doctrine in addressing the conduct of night operations in a jungle environment. Daytime jungle operations already have much in common with night operations in general due to the...
This study of Iwo Jima provides an overview description of the volcano island, including the geography of the island, it's climate, vegetation, history and areas of military importance.
This manual covers general camouflage principles. Camouflage of individuals, infantry weapons, vehicles, bivouacs, command posts, supply points, medical installations, field artillery, aircraft on the ground, airdromes, antiaircraft artillery, rear...
Camouflage is work done to provide protective concealment of materiel, troops, or military works from enemy observation from airplanes, captive balloons, and ground observation posts. This FM details materials and construction methods, and typical...
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...