On 6 June 1944, as the allied forces began the invasion of Normandy, General George S. Patton. Jr. wrote to his son, then a cadet at United States Military Academy, that "to be a successful soldier, you must know ...Read more >

In 1908, the americam short story writer O.Henry penned "The Clarion Cell". This title has bocome synonymous with a powerful request for action or an irresistible ...Read more >

At the time of his death in 1970 my father has been preparing a revised and expanded edition of a short book of historical reflections which he had published in ...Read more >

There are two reason for taking history seriously at a meeting devoted to the elaboration of scenarios of the future. First, in a similar way to that in which a multiplicity of future scrnarios can be mapped out......... ...Read more >

The following notes have been expressed in commandment form for greater clarity and to save word. They are, however, only my personal conclusion, arrived at gradually while I worked in the....... ...Read more >

Despite his position as a staff officer, Marshall emerged as the war s most respected general. He and his staff directed military operations around the ...Read more >

There has been a long-standing awareness in the defense community that a tank-like vehicle of lighter weight than the current main battle tank may be ...Read more >

After the fall of Bagdad, to the American military in April 2003, Fallujah was one of the most violent areas of the country in the heart of what was dubbed the Sunni ...Read more >

Captain Jemes Cobb, Fire Support Officer for Task Force 2-2: Captain Cobb was attached to Marine Regimental Combat Team 7 for purposes of this Combined-joint urben ...Read more >

This paper presents an edited version of the BDM-report by General William DePuy (U.S. Army Ret.) summarizing the analysis of the opinions and ideas of retired German Generals Black and von Mellenthin with ...Read more >

General Vo Naguyen Grip has been described as one of the most successful Generals of the 20 th century, and his ultimate sucess certainly ideal, and ended in the forced expulsion of a colonial ...Read more >

Mediaeval kings and emperors of India made military mistakes that proved decisive. The lesson to be drawn from them holds good for aii ...Read more >

Kohima, a hill town in North-East India(Assam), 5000feet above sea level in the middle of the Naga Hills, was from April to June 1944 the location of one of the most bitterly fought battles of the Second World ...Read more >

At a time when the developing world was brought increasingly under military rule, stephen philip cohen (1971) made a novel argument about the indian army, which, he said .... ...Read more >

This pamphlet is designed to provide ideas for the use of military history and military history releted activities in fostering professional ...Read more >