| Investigation into the Reliefs of Generals Orlando Ward and Terry Allen |
May-2009 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Johnson; Richard H Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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 | Between April and August 1943, the U.S. Army's II Corps saw two of its division commanders relieved of their commands. Each relief appeared tied to battlefield setbacks. MG Orlando Ward of the 1st Armored Division was relieved after his division failed to seize a narrow mountain pass near the town of Maknassy, in Tunisia. Ward's superiors labeled him too cautious, unwilling, or unable to motivate his soldiers to take their ... |
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| Blinded by Doctrine: Lessons Learned from the Luftwaffe |
19-Mar-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Brian D Spino; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will conduct an analysis of the failure of the Luftwaffe during World War II (1939-1945) and identify lessons learned for the United States Air Force. The analysis will address lack of vision and institutional inflexibility in crafting air power doctrine, as well as explore the ensuing systemic mismatch of doctrine and strategy that characterized the performance of the Luftwaffe in World War II. The primary factor in the ... |
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| The Sleep of the Saved and Thankful |
16-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Michael E Kiene; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As Congress prepared a declaration of war against Japan after Pearl Harbor, one of the biggest questions they faced was whether they should also declare war on Germany. Many argued that the United States should declare war only on Japan, since Germany was not involved in the attack. The matter was soon resolved when Hitler acted first and declared war on the United States. But why did he declare war ... |
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| Japan's Decision for War in 1941: Some Enduring Lessons |
Feb-2009 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Record; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Japan's decision to attack the United States in 1941 is widely regarded as irrational to the point of suicidal. How could Japan hope to survive a war with, much less defeat, an enemy possessing an invulnerable homeland and an industrial base 10 times that of itself? The Pacific War was one that Japan was always going to lose, so how does one explain Tokyo's decision? Did the Japanese recognize the ... |
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| The Effects of Japan's Apology for World War II Atrocities on Regional Relations |
Dec-2008 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Emily A Cathey; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis explores the impact of atrocities that Japan committed against its neighbors during and prior to World War II on Japan's relationships with its neighbors, China and the Republic of Korea. The issues of Japan's wartime treatment of Comfort Women, the atrocities of the Rape of Nanking and Japanese chemical and biological testing on humans, remain contentious with the governments and the people of China and the Republic of ... |
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| Advancing under Fire: Wartime Change and the U.S. Military |
Dec-2008 |
149 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A Masaitis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| This study examines the underlying conditions necessary for making major changes during wartime. It first surveys the relevant literature covering both military and organizational change to build hypotheses about wartime change. It then develops a framework and typology with which to study change in the complex endeavor of a military at war. Finally, it uses the United States military's experiences in World War II, Vietnam, and the Global War on ... |
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| The Heringen Collections of the US Geological Survey Library, Reston, Virginia |
Nov-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
R L Hadden; GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION LIBRARY (GIL) ALEXANDRIA VA
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| A special collection of German, Polish, and Russian language books, maps and reports in the US Geological Survey Library has an interesting and unusual history. The so-called Heringen Collection came from Nazi Germany. Many of these items were captured from libraries, offices and even private homes as the German Army advanced into neighboring countries. In the last days of the war, these maps, reports, photos and other records were sent ... |
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| Damage Control: Leveraging Crisis Communications for Operational Effect |
31-Oct-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J Gebara; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Despite the lopsided nature of contemporary air operations in combat against Islamo-fascism, the enemy has gained a measure of protection from air attack by savvy utilization of Information Operations. This protection is due to a concerted propaganda effort to discourage coalition air forces from utilizing a valuable weapon: air power in all its forms. In considering methods to ensure freedom to employ friendly air and space power, this paper examines ... |
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| Liberation and Franco-American Relations in Post-War Cherbourg |
13 JUN 2008 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Gabrielle M. Maddaloni; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Prior to World War II, the port of Cherbourg was a premier deep-water European port for large trans-Atlantic vessels. Throughout World War I, Cherbourg was a hub of activity for the French and was a main base for repair of all naval vessels in northern France. On June 19, 1940, German armored vehicles rolled into Cherbourg. Throughout four years of occupation, the city population decreased from 40,000 to 5,000 before ... |
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| Recapturing U.S. Grand Strategy: Shaping Iraq Success with Post-Conflict Lessons from Europe and Japan |
04-Apr-2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Richard K Gannon; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The author observes that the military strategy for Iraq is not synchronized with the nation's grand strategy. To realize synchronized strategies one must look to the past and, in particular, to the United States' dealings with post-World War II Europe and Japan. This paper begins with an overview of U.S. grand strategy by examining definitions of strategy and grand strategy along with articulations of grand strategy since 11 September 2001. ... |
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| The Balance Sheet of the Battle of Crete: How Allied Indecision, Bureaucracy, and Pretentiousness Lost the Battle |
Apr-2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Kelsey A Smith; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The Allied strategy for defending Crete was plagued by a series of compromises at the national and theatre level. The disorder caused by the fractured and often changing strategy made it nearly impossible for subordinate commanders to establish priorities of effort and establish a synchronized operational concept. Consequently, the tactical commander, Major General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, was unable to organize, equip and resource his defense properly. The Allied strategy ... |
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| Canopies of Blue: The American Airborne Experience in the Pacific in the Second World War as a Case Study in Operational Art and Multi-role Flexibility |
25-Mar-2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Greene; Channing M Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This historical monograph argues that a careful review of the operations involving the 11th Airborne Division, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 1st Marine Parachute Battalion reveals a measure of foresight on the part of those who designed campaign plans in the Pacific. Despite the fact that many in today's military planning community consider American attempts to operationalize national strategy a dismal failure, the airborne experience in the Pacific ... |
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| Stability Operations and Government: An Inherently Military Function |
25-Mar-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Russell R Hula; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the end of major combat operations in Iraq over 5 years ago, the United States has been playing catch-up trying to stabilize Iraq and transition authority to a new democratically elected government. As a result of this experience, there is a growing renaissance in thinking about stability operations, and yet, disagreement continues concerning who should be in charge of them. Many argue that stability operations are predominantly a civil ... |
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| Operation JUBILEE: The Allied Raid on Dieppe (1942) -- A Historical Analysis of a Planning Failure |
06-Mar-2008 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
James Goodman; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| On 19 August 1942, over 6,000 soldiers waded ashore at Dieppe as part of Operation JUBILEE. The plan called for a raid-in-force by a closely coordinated joint attack of air, sea, and land forces. Planners anticipated that the joint operation would take only 15 hours for successful execution and withdrawal. Unfortunately, within 7 hours the raid on Dieppe ended in complete disaster. The losses were grim: 60 percent of the ... |
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| From VE Day to the Fulda Gap and New Europe: The Policy of U.S. Forces in Germany -- Implications for Twenty-First Century Conflict |
MAR 2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Todd C. Eichorst; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the sources and character of U.S. policy that have maintained U.S. military forces in Germany from 1944 until the present, despite myriad changes in the international political environment and in the global restructuring of U.S. troops. From the moment the decision was made to transform the occupying forces in West Germany into stationed forces in the late 1940s, the presence of such forces has been the subject ... |
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| Freeing France: The Allies, the Resistance, and the JEDBURGHs |
01-Jan-2008 |
438 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin F Jones; KANSAS UNIV LAWRENCE
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| General Dwight D. Eisenhower used the Forces Francaises de l'Interieur to conduct a guerilla war against German forces during the Allied campaigns in France. The study below examines the Allied politics, the nature and the development of the French Resistance, and the actions of the German forces in France to evaluate how useful the deployment of 93 JEDBURGH teams were in their role to conduct an effective guerilla war aiding ... |
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| Weight of Culture in Nation Building |
15 JUL 2007 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
R. B. Christensen; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States has conducted nation building in nearly every conflict in which it has been involved. Some of these endeavors were successful, such as Japan and Germany following World War II, while others were not. Although the reasons for success or failure are myriad, the author asks the following question: How important is it for the occupying force to understand the culture of the society that it occupies, and ... |
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| Review of World War 2 Methods of Manufacture and Storage for UK Sulphur Mustard (HT) Currently Held at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, USA |
18 JUN 2007 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Soitleux; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAB PORTON DOWN (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| The United States is in the process of destroying stockpiles of the chemical warfare agent HT, a mixture of sulphur mustard (H) and an oxygenated homologue (T) at its Pine Bluff Chemical Disposal Facility (PBCDF), Arkansas. The agent is currently stored in "one-ton" containers. It is important to fully understand the provenance and chemical composition of the agent being destroyed so that all risks can be fully appreciated and the ... |
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| The Impact of Political-Military Relations on the Use of German Military Power during Operation Barbarossa |
15 JUN 2007 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Richard W. Carnicky; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The German General Staff launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 assuming the eastern campaign would last only 3 months. However, within 6 months after the initiation of hostilities the Red Army blunted the Wehrmacht's attack outside the gates of Moscow. Operation Barbarossa had failed. Although a long-standing and professional organization, the German General Staff failed to achieve strategic success despite significant success during the early stages of the campaign. Adolf ... |
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| Groundhog Day: Expectation Management by Examining Warfare in the Early Twentieth Century Balkans |
15 JUN 2007 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
John R. Athey; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Modern military leaders require solid information, with broad background knowledge, to operate in some of the world's most complex cultures. In the Balkan Peninsula, the overlapping demands of religion, ethnic loyalties, and selfish power-politics are ongoing challenges to any military operation in the region. History leading up to the Twentieth century contained numerous conflicts between nations on the peninsula and the first 50 years of the Twentieth century contained four ... |
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| Determining If the Actions of African American Combat Forces during World War I Positively Affected the Employment of African American Combat Soldiers during World War II |
15 JUN 2007 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Doward Oscar W.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The purpose of this thesis is to examine if the United States government considered the voluntary services of World War I African American combat soldiers during the interwar years and determined them to be combat multipliers for future conflicts. The thesis identifies trends in African Americans' military service from the Revolutionary War through their actions along the Mexican border during the first decade of the 20th century. The War Department's ... |
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| From Salerno to Rome: General Mark W. Clark and the Challenges of Coalition Warfare |
15 JUN 2007 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn L. King; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On 9 September 1943 the United States Fifth Army landed at Salerno, commencing a lengthy and costly campaign that would transit the Italian Peninsula. Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark commanded this army. His many supporters, including Winston Churchill and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, considered him a brilliant staff officer and trainer. His detractors, including General George S. Patton, considered him overly ambitious and self serving. Clark had been promoted ahead ... |
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| Eisenhower and Manstein: Operational Leadership Lessons of the Past for Today's Commanders |
10 MAY 2007 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
IV Herbert William E.; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The United States Military, the ultimate instrument of national resolve, is centered on servicemen and women. Without effective leadership these men and women are ill-equipped to succeed in combat and are unjustly put in harms way. The commander at the operational level is the link between national policy and action. His actions, character, and decisions are of historical importance. While this paper will not cover the full spectrum of operational ... |
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| Japan and Iraq: A Comparison |
10 MAY 2007 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Hans De For; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Current stability operations in Iraq are in danger of failing due to political pressure at home and abroad. Security issues and a long-standing perception of illegitimacy for the entire operation continue to exacerbate the problem of fully and successfully transitioning to a democratic, friendly, Iraqi government. A significant portion of the U.S. population now desires a full military withdrawal from Iraq. This paper compares the successful occupation of Japan after ... |
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| The Practice of Operational Art in Operation Weserubung: The German Invasion of Norway 1940 |
10 MAY 2007 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A. Rice; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| In April of 1940, the peaceful and neutral country of Norway became a battleground between Germany, France, and England in their desire to control it for their own war objectives. The Battle of Norway and as the Germans called it, Operation Weseruebung, was the first major military operation in history to utilize naval, ground, air, and airborne forces in the assault phase of the attack. The German success in this ... |
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| United States Army Aeromedical Support to African Fliers, 1941 - 1949: The Tuskegee Flight Suregons |
APR 2007 |
162 pages |
| Authors:
David R. Jones; Leroy P. Gross; Roslyn Marchbanks-Robinson; SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TX CLINICAL SCIENCES DIV
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| Most active duty United States Air Force pilots and flight surgeons serve less than four years with one unit. Segregation policies in early 1941 required a few African American flight surgeons to support black student pilots at Tuskegee, Alabama from cadet training in preflight ground school until graduation with pilot wings; then through fighter training, deployment to the Mediterranean Theater, combat operations, redeployment, peacetime service and disbandment on 1 July ... |
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| The Twelfth US Air Force. Tactical and Operational Innovations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 1943-1944 |
FEB 2007 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew G. St. Clair; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| This paper analyzes the participation of the US Twelfth Air Force in the Mediterranean theater of operation from 1943 to 1944 and also studies the coalition and joint operations required in the air campaign. Coalition and joint warfare provides numerous command, control, and coordination problems that are not easily de-conflicted. The requirements of the coalition air campaign in the Mediterranean theater provided significant challenges to the leadership of the US ... |
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| The Role of Airpower in the Overlord Invasion: An Effects-based Operation |
2007 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Michael P. Dahlstrom; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER RESEARCH INST
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| Conventional wisdom has long held that the strategic airpower supporting the Normandy landings on D-Day was generally ineffective. Time and again, the OVERLORD researcher is told that the Eighth Air Force failed to provide the landing troops, particularly on Omaha Beach, with any significant support in establishing the beachhead. The eminent Max Hastings, in his outstanding book "Overlord", opines that air power was "unable to inflict significant damage upon German ... |
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| Brazilian Participation in World War II |
15 DEC 2006 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Carlos J. Penteado; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis examines how Brazil participated in World War II shoulder to shoulder with the Allies, and what this participation brought to the South American country. During the 1930s, when the relationship between Brazil and Germany was improving each year, and when it was assumed that Brazil would support Germany in case war broke out, Brazilian leaders convinced their country to support the Allied cause. Brazil's support of the United ... |
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| Characterization and Neutralization of Arsenical-Based WWII Era Chemical Munition Fills |
AUG 2006 |
216 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin M. Morrissey; Richard L. Cheicante; Theresa R. Connell; William R. Creasy; Janet C. Fouse; Melissa S. Hulet; H. D. Durst; Richard J. O'Connor; Lucille P. Forrest; Phillip B. Smith; EAI CORP ABINGDON MD
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| The purpose of this work was to select, optimize, and validate a reagent for neutralization of arsenical fills contained in WWII era non-stockpile munitions. The work focused on the neutralization of arsinol, a mixture of diphenylchloroarsine (DA), phenyldichloroarsine (PD), triphenylarsine (TPA), and arsenic trichloride. |
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| Battle of the Bulge: The Impact of Information Age Command and Control on Conflict |
JUN 2006 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Richard E. Hayes; Kristi Sugarman; EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH INC VIENNA VA
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| The Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's desperate gamble to split the Allied forces attacking Germany from the west during the winter of 1945, is a classic in military history. It is written from the perspective of the Allied operational level of command. The decisions made at the operational level (theater and army) on the Allied side illustrate both (a) very effective Industrial Age decision making and (b) situations where the ... |
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| Learning Lessons from Operation SHINGLE |
16 MAY 2006 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
John L. Dumas; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Was Anzio indeed the "greatest missed opportunity of the Second World War" as some would argue? No. The story of how this invasion, code named SHINGLE, came to be originated, planned and executed is one which makes for an enlightening case study regarding the operational art of war. Using the framework of the Operational Factors of Space, Time and Forces, SHINGLE can be seen as the undesirable product of several ... |
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| Breaching the Devil's Garden- The 6th New Zealand Brigade in Operation Lightfoot. The Second Battle of El Alamein, 23 October 1942. Appendices |
FEB 2006 |
306 pages |
| Authors:
William Schneck; ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS COMMAND FORT BELVOIR VA NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONICS SENSORS DIRECTORATE
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| This study is one in a series that will examine combat breaching operations. Other studies have covered Operation Citadel and Operation Desert Storm. In this report, the breaches created in the zone of the 6th New Zealand Brigade are studies in detail. This report has been structured such that the situations of both sides are discussed, followed by a detailed narrative of the operation. Of particular interest to students of ... |
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| Logistic Support and Insurgency. Guerrilla Sustainment and Applied Lessons of Soviet Insurgent Warfare: Why it Should Still be Studied |
Oct-2005 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Turbiville; Graham H Jr; JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIV HURLBURT FIELD FL
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| This is a pertinent and timely study of a critical issue facing the United States military today: how do insurgents logistically sustain and expand their operations? Dr. Turbiville's essay discusses the logistics and sustainment of guerrillas operating in the Soviet Union behind German lines during World War II. The paper is a significant step in addressing the research shortfall on insurgency logistics. Dr. Turbiville posits that there is a high ... |
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| An Analysis of the Causal Factors behind the United States Navy's Warship-Building Programs from 1933-1941 |
31 AUG 2005 |
122 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Barrett; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy had 343 warships in commission. However, a "second" fleet, consisting of 344 warships, was in various stages of construction in shipyards across the country. Given that building a warship could take anywhere from less than a year for a destroyer, to over 3 years for a battleship or aircraft carrier, it is clear that the foresighted building of warships in the years prior ... |
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| Appeasement Reconsidered: Investigating the Mythology of the 1930s |
AUG 2005 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Record; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The appeasement of Nazi Germany by the western democracies during the 1930s and the subsequent outbreak of World War II have been a major referent experience for U.S. foreign policymakers since 1945. From Harry Truman's response to the outbreak of the Korean War to George W. Bush's decision to overthrow Saddam Hussein, American presidents have repeatedly affirmed the lesson of Munich and invoked it to justify actual or threatened uses ... |
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| Field Marshal William Slim and the Power of Leadership |
17 JUN 2005 |
194 pages |
| Authors:
Frederick A. Baillergeon; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On 15 January 1942, the Japanese invaded Burma. Within months, the Japanese occupied the country and forced the Allied Forces to conduct a brutal retreat into neighboring India. During the next 3 1/2 years, both forces continued to fight in a campaign with the Allied Forces retaking Burma in May 1945. One of the principle figures in this turnaround of the Allied Force was British Field Marshal William Slim. During ... |
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| Knockout Blow? The Army Air Force's Operations Against Ploesti and Balikpapan |
JUN 2005 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
John G. Bunnell; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| This study analyzes the U.S. Army Air Force's Ploesti and Balikpapan oil refinery bombing operations in World War II. The author recounts the first low-level raid against Ploesti, Romania, on August 1, 1943. The 177 B-24 bombers took off from their base in North Africa. It was a low-altitude attack, with bombs released below 1,000 feet. The target was almost completely destroyed, but only 33 of the 177 planes returned ... |
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| The Invincible Bomber: Perspectives on the Recognition and Prevention of Airpower Crisis |
JUN 2005 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Kirk W. Hunsaker; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| This study attempts to enhance understanding of the American strategic bombing crisis that occurred in Europe during 1943, when heavy losses of unescorted bombers temporarily derailed the air campaign against Germany. Most analyses of the crisis conclude that the United States erred by not designing a long-range escort fighter earlier. In contrast, this thesis investigates the development, evolution, and execution of Air Corps strategic bombing doctrine over the period from ... |
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| A Historic Failure in the Social Domain |
JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Paul H. Van Doren; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP SUFFOLK VA
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 | This is a Social Domain case study using one of the costliest intelligence failures in US military history, the December 16, 1944 surprise attack in the Ardennes Forest. The publication of Network Centric Operations Conceptual Framework Versions 1.0 and 2.0 provide a framework for experimentation that can also be used for historical examinations which serve to explain the Social Domain and the components: Interactions, Shared Information, Shared Sensemaking, Awareness, Understanding, ... |
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| The Evolution of Direct Support Organization from WWII to OIF |
JUN 2005 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
David R. Birch; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| D-Day: The French Jubilee of Liberty Medal and the 60th Anniversary Commemoration on June 6, 2004, and Events for June 6, 2005 |
27 MAY 2005 |
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| Authors:
Barbara S. Torreon; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report details the Jubilee of Liberty Medal awarded to U.S. veterans by the French government to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy by the Allied forces on June 6, 1994 (D-Day). These medals are no longer distributed by the French government. Included is information on how to obtain this medal from a commercial source and how U.S. veterans may obtain an official Thank-You-America 1944-1945 certificate of ... |
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| From Rampart to Chamber House: Soldiers, Statesmen and the Dialogue of War |
MAY 2005 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Edwin H. Redman; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| The relationship between political and military leadership in times of conflict is as crucial today as ever. In the face of limited warfare, counterinsurgency, and peacekeeping operations, it is imperative that soldiers and statesmen employ the most appropriate means of communication while applying military power to achieve political ends. This thesis seeks to determine the best construct for civil-military dialog. It examines the frameworks presented by three renowned thinkers: Carl ... |
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| A War of Their Own: Bombers over the Southwest Pacific |
APR 2005 |
177 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew K. Rodman; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This work attempts to present an accurate account of the nature of the air war in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, focusing mainly upon the Fifth Air Force. The study does not presume to be an all-encompassing operational summary; instead, it aims to provide a representative picture of American bombardment in that area. This was a moment in history when combat air power played a key role in ... |
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| Luftwaffe Maritime Operations in World War II: Thought, Organization and Technology |
APR 2005 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Winston A. Gould; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The development of air power can be traced to three key elements: thought, organization, and technology. This paper will examine the Luftwaffe's thinking, organization, and technology as they pertained to Countersea Operations during World War II, with a focus on the Battle of the Atlantic during the period 1939-1945. First, an examination of Luftwaffe thought will show that German air doctrine did not prepare the Luftwaffe for the maritime role ... |
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| The Spanish Blue Division |
18 MAR 2005 |
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| Authors:
Juan-Carlos Escalonilla; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper summarizes the life and experiences of the Spaniards that fought on the German side during World War II. It starts with the political situation in Spain when Germany attacked Russia in 1941 and the important 1941 speech of Serrano Suner (Minister of Foreign Affairs Falange leader and Franco's brother-in-law) which signified the starting point for the Blue Division. It deals with the enlistment training and movement of the ... |
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| Strategic Decisions and Implications of the German Assault on Norway in 1940 |
18 MAR 2005 |
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| Authors:
Steinar Amundsen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The German attack on Norway in 1940 was a swift, ambitious and seemingly risky undertaking. The German Navy's operations were conducted in the teeth of the British Royal Navy. The subsequent amphibious assaults employed very limited forces, spread thinly among several objectives along the long Norwegian seaboard and in the deep Norwegian fjords. Ultimately setting the preconditions for a long-term occupation of Norway, Weseruebung was an operational success and secured ... |
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| Races at War: Nationalism and Genocide in Twentieth Century Europe |
MAR 2005 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Adelberg; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Europe in the twentieth century witnessed the large-scale displacement and mass murder of civilian populations because of their ethnic or national identity. Genocide is the ultimate expression of this form of integral nationalism. As a result of the Second World War, the term "genocide" was introduced to describe the victimization of nations, and became codified in international law and agreements. The end of the century saw the introduction of a ... |
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| Homeland Defense: The Pennsylvania State Guard 1941-1953 |
Jan-2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Brent C Bankus; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This article presents a description of the origins of State Defense Forces, or State Militias; their role in homeland defense and homeland security; and the role that the Pennsylvania State Guard played in homeland security during World War II and the Korean War, when the National Guard and Reserve units were mobilized for active duty. |
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| Air-to-Ground Battle for Italy |
AUG 2004 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Michael C. McCarthy; AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The story of a young fighter pilot from basic training through the end of the war in Europe, this short memoir is a welcome addition to the literature of World War II aviation. It is noteworthy for a number of reasons. It illuminates the world of tactical aviation, which has taken a backseat to stories of strategic bombing and air superiority combat. It takes place in a theater of war ... |
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