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  • Marshal Jean Lannes In The Battles Of Saalfeld, Pultusk, And Friedland, 1806 To 1807: The Application Of Combined Arms In The Opening Battle

    by Major Robert E. Everson ...
    The French Army corps during the Napoleonic era was a combined arms organization, designed as a self-sustaining combat unit which could operate independently from the rest of the army. One corps was designated as the advanced guard to the French army's main body and acted as the unit which would make first contact with the enemy's army. This corps developed the situation while other corps would ... Read more

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  • Wilder's Brigade In The Tullahoma And Chattanooga Campaigns Of The American Civil War

    by Major Robert E. Harbison ...
    The thesis is a historical analysis of Colonel John T. Wilder's infantry brigade in the Tullahoma and Chickamauga campaigns of the American Civil War. In 1863 General Rosecrans, commander of the Army of the Cumberland, authorized Wilder to mount the brigade on horseback and rearm it with Spencer repeating rifles, giving the brigade unsurpassed mobility and firepower. The thesis examines the ... Read more

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  • The Role Of Union Cavalry During The Atlanta Campaign

    by Major Robert Blake Leach ...
    This study is a historical analysis of the effectiveness of Union cavalry during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. In a campaign noted for the highly skilled maneuver conducted by General William Tecumseh Sherman, the effective employment of the cavalry was essential. The Union cavalry had the missions of providing security to the flanks of the army and protecting the supply lines by ... Read more

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  • Confederate Defense Of Vicksburg: A Case Study Of The Principle Of The Offensive In The Defense

    by Major Robert Timothy Howard ...
    This study concerns an analysis of the Confederate defense of Vicksburg with respect to one of the nine principles of war, the principle of the offensive. The loss of Vicksburg in the American Civil War was a mortal blow to the Confederacy in that it split the south in two and resulted in the opening of the Mississippi River to the Union forces. During the Campaign for Vicksburg General Grant, ... Read more

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  • Rosecrans' Staff At Chickamauga

    The Significance Of Major General William S. Rosecrans' Staff On The Outcome Of The Chickamauga Campaign [Illus. Ed.]

    by Major Robert D. Richardson ...
    Illustrated with 23 maps and plans of the campaign and engagements at Chickamauga.Probably the most unpredictable variable in the "Fog of War" next to leadership, is the command and control process, comprised of three components: organizations, process, and facilities. Organizations include the formulation of staffs by the commander to accomplish the mission. Incorporated in the organization of ... Read more

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  • The Mahdist Revolution

    by Major Robert N. Rossi ...
    This paper analyzes the Mahdist Revolution in the Sudan from 1881 to 1885. Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdallah proclaimed himself the Mahdi (the expected one or the deliverer in the Islamic faith) and fought the colonial Egyptian government of the Sudan and the British. Britain was drawn into the conflict by its interest in the Suez Canal, its heavy financial investments in Egypt, and its participation in ... Read more

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  • Confederate Staff Work At Chickamauga: An Analysis Of The Staff Of The Army Of Tennessee

    by Major Robert L. Johnson ...
    One of the critical variables in the successful completion of a military campaign is the functioning of an army's command and control system. In the American Civil War, a commander's primary command and control tool was his staff.Large Civil War armies like the Army of Tennessee required significant numbers of staff personnel. Staffs existed at each level of command from regiment through the army ... Read more

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  • Attack On The American Embassy During Tet, 1968: Factors That Turned A Tactical Victory Into A Political Defeat

    by Major Robert J. O'Brien ...
    What could have made the Military Police (MP) and Marine Security Guard (MSG) response more effective, averting negative media coverage and public opinion? The Tet Offensive has been widely acknowledged as the turning point of the United States (U.S.) effort in Vietnam. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked over 100 cities and towns on 31 January 1968, during the Tet holiday. At the ... Read more

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  • German Campaign In Poland (1939) [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major Robert M. Kennedy ...
    Includes 6 maps and over 20 other illustrationsThe German attack on Poland precipitated World War II, making the Polish campaign one of particular significance to the student of the 1939-45 conflict. The lessons learned by the German Army in its operations in Poland were put to use in the later campaigns against the western Allies, the Balkan states, and the Soviet Union. Poland also formed the ... Read more

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  • Engineer Operations During The Vicksburg Campaign

    by Major Robert M. Puckett ...
    This study investigates the role that Engineer Operations played in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. A background study and description is made of the structure, composition, capability, and employment of engineer officers and units during the American Civil War. The Vicksburg Campaign is analyzed in detail to determine the contributions that Engineer Operations made to the ... Read more

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  • Morale In The Army Of The Cumberland During The Tullahoma And Chickamauga Campaigns

    by Major Robert J. Dalessandro ...
    This study examines insights into the state of morale of the Army of the Cumberland during the period of the Tullahoma and Chickamauga campaigns. The thesis covers the period from June through September 1863.The thesis focused on the organization and leadership of the Army of the Cumberland. It then examined morale as the whole of diverse factors, including national and individual factors. ... Read more

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  • Operational Encirclement: Quick Decisive Victory Or A Bridge Too Far?

    by Major Robert G. Fix ...
    History is replete with examples of lost opportunities to decisively defeat an enemy's army on the field of battle. All too often, tactical success has not been followed by actions to ensure operational success. This failure may be attributable to a misunderstanding of the dynamics of operational encirclement. Two case studies highlight these dynamics. The Battles of the Falaise Gap in 1944 and ... Read more

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