Failure, Success And Lessons Learned: The Legacy Of The Algerian War And Its Influence On Counterinsurgency Doctrine,
2010
Clemson University
Failure, Success And Lessons Learned: The Legacy Of The Algerian War And Its Influence On Counterinsurgency Doctrine, Zack Rish
All Theses
The 2003 American invasion of Iraq resulted in a violent insurgency that American forces were initially unable to counter. The United States military was shocked by its failure and was forced to consider what it had done wrong. Once the U.S. military looked into its past it was forced to admit it had wrongly ignored counterinsurgency. To correct this, it assigned many of its officers, along with other military experts, to create a new, updated doctrine that incorporated the lessons of Iraq and other recent, relevant historical precedent.
Perhaps surprisingly to some, the United States military interpreted that the Algerian …
Atomic Governance: Militarism, Secrecy, And Science In Post-War America, 1945-1958,
2010
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Atomic Governance: Militarism, Secrecy, And Science In Post-War America, 1945-1958, Mary D. Wammack
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This history of America's post-World War II atomic program examines the institutional impulses that drove its evolution from 1945 through the 1958 moratorium on atmospheric weapons testing. Based on archival research and methodologies borrowed from sociologists and legal theorists, it focuses on the motivations of and decisions made by military officers, program managers and affiliates in the private sector, their relationships, and the alliances they formed with congressmen. This analysis identifies a two-stage process of self-interested decision-making through which the armed forces, seeking to mitigate postwar loss of funding and influence, gained de facto control of the atomic program that …
Interview No. 1640,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
Interview No. 1640, Thomas Edward Dent, Mary Helen Dent Trammell
Combined Interviews
He describes the schools growing up, and how they were all named after famous Texans, such as Davey Crocket and James Bowie. Mrs. Trammell describes how her mother was forced to work because of her father’s age and failing health. Her father had asthma and eventually suffered a stroke. The family lived in a rural area, where they kept chickens, cows, and other animals. Mr. Dent describes the fear that existed when WWII broke out, as he was still in elementary school. Both siblings describe the process of making phone calls at this time, and dealing with operators. There were …
Morton, May Belle - Compiler (Sc 2233),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Morton, May Belle - Compiler (Sc 2233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2233. Biographical sketches of Revolutionary War soldiers with connections to Logan County, Kentucky. Compiled by Daughters of the American Revolution, Committee on Revolutionary Soldiers in Logan County, Kentucky, May Belle Morton, Chairman. Includes introductory note on land grants to soldiers after the war.
Strategic Air Warfare And Nuclear Strategy: The Formulation Of Military Policy In The Truman Administration, 1945-1950,
2010
Marquette University
Strategic Air Warfare And Nuclear Strategy: The Formulation Of Military Policy In The Truman Administration, 1945-1950, Patrick William Steele
Dissertations (1934 -)
This work analyzes the military decision making within the Truman administration that culminated in the purchases of aircraft and the establishment of a virtual nuclear only strategy. When Harry S. Truman became President in April 1945, the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) was in the formative stage of a firebombing campaign that attempted to burn the Japanese out of the war by targeting the civilian population. Four months later, the use of nuclear bombs ushered in the atomic age and completely altered the military and political decision-making processes within the administration. Despite evidence to the contrary about the efficacy …
The Octofoil, April/May/June 2010,
2010
College of the Holy Cross
The Octofoil, April/May/June 2010, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil
The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.
Field Marshal Harold Alexander: A Selected And Annotated Bibliography,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Field Marshal Harold Alexander: A Selected And Annotated Bibliography, Bradley P. Tolppanen
Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity
No abstract provided.
Cyber This, Cyber That...So What?,
2010
Air Force Institute of Technology
Cyber This, Cyber That...So What?, Eric D. Trias, Bryan Bell
Faculty Publications
This article endorses the idea that cyber operations may be conducted in all war-fighting domains: air, space, cyberspace, land, and sea. In addition, despite the immaturity of cyberspace operational doctrines, the doctrines from air and space remain relevant and applicable to the cyberspace domain. Cyber operations are just another set of tools in the commander's toolbox. Although cyber operations have distinct ways of achieving effects, from an Air Force perspective they are similar too the air and space operations that support air and space (and cyberspace) functions. Known and established cyber operations provide war fighters with viable options to kinetic …
D. Brian Peterman: One Man’S Service In The Coast Guard,
2010
Kennesaw State University
D. Brian Peterman: One Man’S Service In The Coast Guard, Liza Scales
Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
Contains a book proposal about the life of D. Brian Peterman, three complete chapters, and a list of proposed chapters for the completed text.
Toomey, Lawrence Otto, 1903-1992 (Sc 2212),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Toomey, Lawrence Otto, 1903-1992 (Sc 2212), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2212. Lawrence Otto Toomey's memoir titled "Duty in the Medical Corps Reserves, May 11, 1942-January 30, 1966," dealing chiefly with his service in the Pacific during World War II. Also includes a copy of his obituary.
Interview No. 1630,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
Interview No. 1630, James L. Hayden
Combined Interviews
As a career soldier, Hayden spent the better part of his life in the Army; in this interview he recalls his experiences as a fourth-generation West Point graduate, his service both in the Army Constabulary in immediate post-World War II Germany and in Korea during the Korean War, his responsibilities at White Sands Missile Range under Wernher von Braun, and his recent volunteer work as a West Point admissions advisor. Born in 1923 in New York, Hayden was expected from birth to attend West Point; indeed, his father was an instructor there at the time. Although he applied in 1940, …
Davis, Christopher Larry, B. 1980 (Sc 2199),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Davis, Christopher Larry, B. 1980 (Sc 2199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2199. Materials related to Christopher Larry Davis's military service in Afghanistan. Includes letter suggesting supplies to be sent to him as well as printouts of online newsletters and web pages relating to the personnel and acitivties of his unit.
Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) - Rennes, France (Mss 312),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) - Rennes, France (Mss 312), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 312. Guest book of the American YMCA kept at Rennes, France, February-August 1919. Includes soldiers' names, military units, home towns and remarks. Also includes a 1918 postcard showing typical YMCA "hut."
Painter, Jeromy Lee, B. 1976 (Sc 1998),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Painter, Jeromy Lee, B. 1976 (Sc 1998), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1997. Two letters, 23 and 26 July 2003, from Jeromy Lee Painter, serving in Iraq with Operation Iraqi Freedom, to Jerry and Annetta Proctor, Bowling Green. He inquires about family and friends and relates some of his experiences as well as his belief in the necessity of America's intervention in Iraq.
Iraq War, 2003 (Sc 2200),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Iraq War, 2003 (Sc 2200), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2200. Materials relating to an effort by the Kentucky Library & Museum to collect letters and e-mails of soldiers serving in the Iraq War. Includes e-mails, newspaper articles, and information on sending supplies to troops.
Shuck, Robert L. (Sc 1995),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Shuck, Robert L. (Sc 1995), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1995. Photographs and e-mails related to Robert L. Shuck's tour of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Shuck, an attorney, served as Baghdad Field Office Senior Defense Counsel, defending one of the soldiers implicated in the Abu Ghraib Prison detainee abuse cases. Also includes the recommendation submitted for him to be awarded the Bronze Star.
Ritter, Adam (Sc 1999),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ritter, Adam (Sc 1999), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1999. Chiefly e-mail messages from Warren County native Adam Ritter to his parents while stationed in Iraq with an infantry brigade. He describes numerous military actions in which he participated, his impressions of the Iraqi people, and the devastation caused on his base by a suicide bomber.
Padgett, Jay (Sc 1997),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Padgett, Jay (Sc 1997), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1997. Materials relating to the service of Jay Padgett, a Lincoln County, Kentucky native, in the Iraq War. Includes a newsletter written by Padgett, a Louisville "Courier-Journal" profile, and e-mail correspondence.
Jones, Rebecca (Sc 2201),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Jones, Rebecca (Sc 2201), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2201. Photographs relating to Jones's service in the Iraq War.
Tate, William "Buster" (Sc 2000),
2010
Western Kentucky University
Tate, William "Buster" (Sc 2000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2000. E-mail correspondence of Tate while serving with the Coalition Provisional Authority during the Iraq War. Tate emphasizes military life, particularly recreational activities, his interaction with Iraqis, his work with creating economic opportunities for Iraqis after the war, and Iraqi culture and conditions during the war.
