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Lightning Over Water: Sharpening America's Light Forces for Rapid Reaction Missionsby Randall Steeb; Tom Herbert; Russell W. Glenn; John Matsumura; John Gordon
RAND Corporation 2000; US$ 9.95This work represents a compilation of research drawn from numerous studies on the topic of improving light air-deployable forces. The focus is on new operational concepts along with the underlying enabling technologies. Three different means for improving rapid-reaction capability are condidered. more...
Lightning Over Waterby Randall Steeb
RAND Corporation 2000; US$ 9.95The fundamental strength of today's Army lies in its ability to fight and win a major theater-level war, and this capability exists through a deliberate intent to field the most capable mechanized force possible. It is easy to argue that the Army leadership succeeded, since no anticipated enemy force can match the firepower and maneuver capability of a combined arms mechanized U. more...
The AEF Way of Warby Mark Ethan Grotelueschen
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 24.00Examines the operations of four American divisions that fought on the Western Front in WWI. more...
Made, Not Bornby Bruce Newsome
Greenwood Publishing Group 2006; US$ 50.00Evaluates the factors that lead to effectiveness in combat personnel. more...
Death Groundby Daniel P. Bolger
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 7.99“An informative and thought-provoking history of recent infantry operations with reasoned glimpses of its possible future.” –DR. SHAWN WHETSTONE Military Heritage “This is [Colonel Bolger’s] most significant work to date, important both for students of the contemporary U.S. Army and for general readers– even those normally uninterested in military affairs. Bolger documents the infantry’s change over the past sixty years from a mass force of citizen soldiers to a small body of elite professionals. He presents each currently existing type of infantry–paratroopers, air assault, mechanized, light, rangers, and marines. . . . In each case study, Bolger emphasizes the quality and preparation,... more...
An Uncertain Trumpetby KENNETH FINLAYSON
ABC-CLIO 2001; US$ 155.00Faced with severe budgetary constraints, a radically reduced force structure, and a crippling intellectual dogmatism, the American Infantry struggled throughout the interwar years to modernize its doctrine. Finlayson examines these difficulties, beginning with an overview of the experiences of the primary combatants of the First World War, comparing their battlefield doctrines with that of the American Expeditionary Force. The brief American appearance on the battlefield did much to shape the convictions of those men assigned the task of developing doctrine after the war.||The findings of the post-World War I Superior Board provide valuable insight into how institutional conservatism and the dogmatic approach to new ideas that existed among... more...
The Bradley and How It Got That Wayby BLAIR BLAIR HAWORTH
ABC-CLIO 1999; US$ 155.00The mechanized infantry is one of the least-studied components of the U.S. Army's combat arms, and its most visable piece of equipment, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, is one of the military's most controversial pieces of equipment. This study traces the idea of mechanized infantry from its roots in the early armored operations of World War I, through its fruition in World War II, to its drastic transformation in response to the threat of a nuclear, biological, and chemical battlefield. The U.S. Army's doctrinal migration from the idea of specialized armored infantry to that of more generalized mechanized infantry led to problematic consequences in training and equipping the force. Haworth explores the origins, conduct, and outcome of the Bradley... more...
Covered with Gloryby Rod Gragg
The University of North Carolina Press 2010; US$ 20.00The battle of Gettysburg was the largest engagement of the Civil War, and--with more than 51,000 casualties--also the deadliest. The highest regimental casualty rate at Gettysburg, an estimated 85 percent, was incurred by the 26th North Carolina Infantry. Gragg chronicles the 26th's remarkable odyssey from muster near Raleigh to surrender at Appomattox. The central focus of the book, however, is the regiment's critical, tragic role at Gettysburg, where its standoff with the heralded 24th Michigan Infantry on the first day of fighting became one of the battle's most unforgettable stories. more...
The U.S. Army Survival Manualby Department of the Army Headquarters
Ulysses Press 2009; US$ 11.95From trekking across the desert and bushwhacking through the jungle to conserving body heat in the Arctic and rappelling down a mountain cliff, The U.S. Army Survival Manual presents the field-tested techniques that have proven effective in times of imminent danger and extreme distress. Perfect for Army grunts and weekend outdoorsmen alike, this book teaches the survival skills every camper, hiker and hunter should master before heading into the wild: Erecting shelter Gathering edible plants Fishing, hunting and trapping game Locating and collecting fresh water Starting fires and cooking food Navigating and orientating more...
Samurai Strategiesby Boye De Mente; Michihiro Matsumoto
Tuttle Publishing 2011; US$ 14.95The most famous combat strategist in Japanese history was Musashi Miyamoto, a warrior who lived from 1584 to 1645. Miyamoto fought his first duel to the death when he was 13, killing a veteran warrior more than twice his age. By the time he was 29 he had killed more than 60 other warriors in duels and was a legend in his own time. Shortly before his death, Musashi recorded his philosophy, strategies and tactics in a short treatise entitled Go Rin Sho —The Book of Five Rings. An esoteric read for anyone not versed in Japanese culture and language, Go Rin Sho has now been distilled to present the fundamentals of Miyamoto's tactics and explain them in the modern context of business, politics and war. Samurai Strategies is the result.... more...









