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Training bulletin, November 1942: Establishment and conduct of Officer Candidate Schools in a theater of operations, volume I, text.
No full textThis bulletin is prepared in order to make available to commanders in theaters of operations the experience of The Infantry School in organizing and expanding an Officer Candidate School. Chapters include: advance preparations; instruction; instructional administration; administration; classification and final selection; and addendum
Training bulletin, November 1942: Establishment and conduct of Officer Candidate Schools in a theater of operations, volume II, annexes.
No full textThis document contains annex numbers 1-54, as well as new forms- student training brigade
Lille before and during the war.
No full textThe marvellous tales of "Liliane" and the forest rangers Phinaert and Lyderic, which take Lille back to the days of Julius Caesar, are mythical. The first mention of Lille in history dates back to the 11th century, when the town was divided into the "castrum" or entrenched camp of the Counts of Flanders, (where Baudoin V erected the Basilica and Forum in about 1050), and the "forum," (today the Grand' Place), where the church of St. Martin already existed
89th Division gas officer reports.
No full textSubjects in this report include enemy gas shell bombardment, recent gas attacks, summary of recent gas attacks, gas attack on the 356th Infantry, and gas attack on Bois de Bantheville
Collection of materials on the experience of combat activities of the naval forces of the USSR. No. 38. Intelligence support to the Northern Fleet during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
No full textThe document is one of a series of 39 such studies of various aspects of the performance of the Soviet Navy during the war. The topic of this volume is razvedka which is the acquisition, collection, and analysis of data on the military–political situation in individual countries and coalitions of states who are probable or actual enemies; on their armed forces and military–economic potential; the composition, disposition, nature of actions, and intentions of military forces, and also concerning theaters of military actions; and concerning forms of support for military activities. Contains the original document in Russian. Topics include: intelligence organization, missions, and planning; intelligence collection by fleet vessels; aerial reconnaissance; communications intelligence; activities of ground reconnaissance detachments; and intelligence support to the Northern Fleet in the Pechenga operation
Staff study of Japanese operations in the Batangas area (Nasugbu operation).
No full textThis study of the Japanese activities during the Eighth Army's operation in the Batangas area (Nasugbu) Luzon, P.I., is based on an interrogation of and accounts written by Captain Eikichi Yaegashi, 10th Company, 2d Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment. The questioning of the captain took place on August 11-12, 1947
Interview with Brigadier General Elmer Adler, United States Army Air Forces.
No full textGeneral Adler describes background and composition of the Ninth Air Force, the varied plans and decisions of the British leading up to the 1941-42 Libyan campaign, and the cooperation of the Ninth Air Force in the 41-42 Libyan campaign
Survival under atomic attack.
No full text"You can survive. You can live through an atom bomb raid and you won't have to have a Geiger counter, protective clothing, or special training in order to do it. The secrets of survival are: know the bomb's true dangers; know the steps you can take to escape them.
Headquarters United States Continental Army Command, troop information instruction, first quarter, FY 1963: counterinsurgency.
No full textThe purpose of this troop topic is to explain to each soldier the reasons he has been assigned a new mission of counterinsurgency. At the same time, it will portray what it would mean to him if he loses the freedoms he takes for granted. To help the soldier understand his role and responsibilities in counterinsurgency, the troop topic will provide him with a realistic view of the use Communists make of insurgencies to threaten the security of the Free World, the United States and the American way of life. It will also point out some of the methods and means he may have to use to accomplish his counterinsurgency mission. Table of contents: insurgency- the new enemy; the Communists' methods of meddling; the new army mission- counterinsurgency; you and counterinsurgency; if we fail our counterinsurgency mission; and two appendix
Final report – ad hoc Committee on the Future of Military Service as a Career that will attract and retain capable career personnel.
No full textOn 20 February 1953 the Joint Chiefs of Staff forwarded a memorandum to the Secretary of Defense stating that they had become increasingly concerned about the growing lack of confidence among Armed Forces personnel in military service as a worthwhile and respected career. They were particularly concerned over implications of this situation as they would affect the future proficiency of the military services