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Provides an overview of both the innovative new weapons systems which will equip the Army of the future and those systems already in the force which provide for the nation’s…
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Darryl S Shaw
In the last century, the United States was protected from a direct physical attack by its adversaries due to its geographic isolation. However, today any adversary with sufficient capability can…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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On 5 July 1950, U.S. troops, who were unprepared for the physical demands of war, were sent to battle. The early days of the Korean war were nothing short of…
This manual is organized as a reference for snipers and leads the trainer through the material needed to conduct sniper training. Subjects include equipment, weapon capabilities, fundamentals of marksmanship and…
This manual, originally published in 1958, covers methods of camouflaging fixed installations such as airfields, supply facilities, transportation facilities, buildings, and other objects and installations of a permanent or semipermanent…
The two most important ingredients of combat stress are physical fatigue and mental stress. Combat stress is a result of exposure to battle conditions, just as injury and physical disease…
A manual about interrogation operations. Its purpose is to define the interrogation mission and its critical elements; describe battlefield operations, IEW operations, and the intelligence processes, disciplines and the mission…
Donovan Research Library and the US Armor Research Library are now part of the Maneuver Center of Excellence Libraries Virtual Library program. For the past few years, both libraries have…
This field manual provides the information needed to train and equip snipers and to aid them in their missions and operations. It is intended for use by commanders, staff, trainers…
Originally published in 1954, the U.S. Army Hand-to-Hand Combat guide was the official field manual for soldiers. It covers hand-to-hand combat in all areas, with and without short-range weaponry, and…
This manual provides infantry doctrine, tactics, and techniques for urban combat at battalion level and below. The urban growth in all areas of the world places a high premium on…
CONTENTS Introduction Excavating, Preparing Bases, Filling, and Backfilling Forms and Reinforcement Preparing and Placing Concrete Precast Concrete Concrete Slabs and Floors Maintenance and Waterproofing of Concrete Walls Repair and Waterproofing…
Written as a Top Secret US Army procedural manual and released under the Freedom of Information act this manual describes the step-by-step process recommended to control and contain the minds…
Designated as a light truck, the Jeep was the primary four-wheel drive vehicle for the U.S. Army during WWII. The Jeep’s design owed a great deal to Karl Probst, a…
Donald C Bolduc
This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought…
James H Herrera
This AY-09 USAWC Resident Student paper examines peace at the individual, collective, and inter-collective levels. It does so by addressing three central questions: first, how is peace defined and what…
Jeffrey L Groh
The U.S. Army War College is pleased to present this anthology of selected student work from Academic Year 2011 representing examples of well-written and in-depth analyses on the vital subject…
Michael J Hartig
Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Field Artillery branch, more than any other branch in today’s Army, has been asked to conduct in-lieu-of missions rather than its core…
Richard D Creed
The U.S. Army heavy conventional ground capability that crushed Iraqi forces in 1991 and 2003 no longer exists, and further reduction of Heavy Brigade Combat Teams are proposed based upon…
Leslie F Brown
This strategy research project defines hybrid threats, examines the emergence of hybrid warfare, postulates reasons why hybrid warfare will be the dominant form of warfare that most sovereigns will apply…
James J Learmont
The United Kingdom Strategic Defense and Security Review published its findings on 20 October 2010. The central tenet of this review is that hybrid conflict, as seen most recently in…
James F Harp
The ‘hybrid’ theory of war set forth in this document is the result of combining the best aspects of existing war theories with the unique influences of the current strategic…
Edward J O'Neill
This U.S. Army War College student author believes that a strategic stationing plan for existing THAAD and JLENS missile defense assets must be developed concurrent with acquisition of new air…
Karlyna L Anderson
The concept of the responsibility to protect not only the peoples of one’s own state but also those people of another sovereign state should that state fail to protect its…
Lee E Hansen
Recent studies indicate that both states and warlords have been mining minerals to finance armed movements. This US Army War College student author explores the potential impact that gold, diamonds…
Scott F Romans
The United States has maintained a stockpile of strategic and critical materials, primarily ores and minerals, since 1939. Since the end of the Cold War, the United States government has…
Richard G Zoller
This AY2010 U.S. Army War College student author analyzes two cases of purported cyberattacks by Russia in 2007 and 2008. Although subsequent investigations were inconclusive, the cyberattacks were widely believed…
Jeffrey C Powell
The President, Secretary of Defense and the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff routinely publish strategic guidance in the form of the National Security Strategy, National Military Strategy, National Defense Strategy…
J Arthur Hagler
This AY2010 USAWC student research paper explores the impact of ongoing deficit spending in terms of future defense budgets, investor confidence and interest rates, the economic impact of competition for…
Howard E Arey
This AY-10 student research paper argues that the U.S. should adopt a grand strategy of economic renewal. The author believes that by taking steps to reduce its debt and leading…
John P Caraway
This AY-10 student research paper discusses the strategic significance of dealing effectively with the American debt and deficit, by first describing the background of our current government approach to the…
James B Zientek
The State Partnership Program, a National Guard supported initiative, is one of the many Theater Security Cooperation programs available that the six Geographic Combatant Commanders use to meet their objectives…
John E Leatherman
This US Army War College student author examines General Abrams’ ethical leadership at all levels of the Army. He concludes that Abrams’ ethical leadership was instrumental in the Army’s successful…
Raymond H Willcocks
This US Army War College student author looks closely at the events, doctrine, and technical developments of World War II that led to the destruction by area bombing of the…
Jeffery R Schilling
In February 2009, the Obama Administration commissioned a 60-day review of the United States’ cyber security. A near-term action recommended by the 60-day review was to prepare an updated national…
Donald H Myers
During the past sixty years, the People’s Republic of China has watched the pendulum of post-communist victory swing from a period marked by extreme hardship to a period marked by…
Steven R Watt
America wins its wars by clearly ‘defeating’ its enemies. Yet the ‘defeat’ of an enemy has had a particularly context related to the American way of conducting and concluding wars…
Brook J Leonard
The author believes that elements of bargaining theory and negotiation techniques typically used in economic and business are powerful tools in building strategies that will guide the use of force…
Moo Bong Ryoo
The Korean War Armistice Agreement (KWAA) was signed on 27 July 1953 between the military commanders of the United Nations Command, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army, and the Korean People’s…
James M Gerlach
The military needs to retain the best officers and maximize the skills and abilities of these officers to achieve the more proficient and professional officer corps required in the modern…
Timothy J Whalen
History has many examples of the United States military emerging from conflict and facing major challenges with respect to rebuilding and retooling during the period before the next conflict. Although…
Andrew J Kostic
For decades the United States organized, equipped and trained its military forces to defeat the conventional military forces of the Soviet Union. The world changed overnight with the fall of…
Carla J Campbell
This AY-10 USAWC resident student paper author believes that the United States has a long tradition of placing American values at the center of foreign policy and argues that any…
John R Chavez
While substantial effort has been and continues to be expended in developing the theories governing the conduct of war, not as much comparative effort has been given to addressing the…
