A History of the 714th Tank Battalion, 1942-45 The men of the 714th Tank Battalion served their country in its greatest time of need. A key element of the 12th Armored Division, the 714th fought in harsh conditions against a desperate German enemy for five consecutive months, driving the Nazi Armies from France and back into the German heartland. The 12th Armored Division was activated on 15 September 1942 at a freshly built Camp Campbell, Kentucky, and soldiers from across the nation began
the time. The Roman army’s skill, effective chain of command, discipline, organization, and extensive training enabled it to fight its way to victory. As a matter of a fact, the Roman army’s tactics were so brilliant that they are similar to modern military tactics today. The organization of the Roman army was imperative to its success as a whole. The basis of the Roman army was a legion. A legion is composed of ten cohorts: the first having 800 men and five centuriae of 160 men. The rest of the cohorts
Volunteer invasion force. We would launch an invasion with a group of Latin American (L.A.) volunteers, followed by U.S. combat units, who can establish an area of resistance to enable the formation of a pro-U.S. government. Training and arming of the L.A. volunteers is in order, with the addition of naval resistance to form a blockade. Military logistics and leadership would take the lead to establish safe invasion locations to ensure safety from an ambush. We would need the US Air Force
or cavalry was superior. In the midst of the debate Niccolo Machiavelli, a Florentine, argued that infantry were more appropriate in military campaigns than cavalry. In the year 1521, Machiavelli penned a military strategy book, “The Art of War,” that would change the course of modern warfare. In his book, Machiavelli contended that infantry was the superior military force when maneuverability and flexibility were critical. The psychology of horses demonstrated clearly why horses should not be used
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longevity of survival, the Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in military history. Greek biographer Plutarch credits the founder of Rome, Romulus, with creating legionary forces that fought in a form of a militia, with recruitment dependent on a citizen’s social standing. Rome had six classes of wealth upon Rome’s citizens; the lowest group had no land and were excluded from the military, while the highest group, the equites, formed the cavalry. The earliest account of Roman
Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the famous figures in French history by the importance of his internal reforms. However, he remains primarily in global memory as one of the greatest military commanders in history. Indeed, Napoleon Bonaparte delivered more battles than Alexander the Great, Hannibal, or Caesar. His campaigns covered all Europe from Spain to Russia, without forgetting the East with Egypt and Syria. The French Emperor entered in the prestigious capitals of Europe, Milan, Vienna (twice)
Roman Military The Roman Military was one of the most successful and powerful military’s in history. Their strength, organization, and size gave them the necessities they needed to make winning battles possible for the Roman Military. Being a very organized force to be reckoned with, the Roman Military was indeed one of the greatest military’s of all time. Specifically, the Roman Military were known mainly for staying step ahead of their opponents. “The core of Rome’s military strength lay in the
expand its borders successfully and become such a great empire was its military power. Rome’s army was like no army the world had ever seen. However, Rome’s army wasn’t always that powerful. The Romans were originally a tribal group of three tribes. During the 7th century BC they would come to be dominated by the Etruscans, their more advanced northern neighbors. The Etruscan kings would rule Rome for 200 years as military dictators. Around 510 BC the Romans expelled the kings and set up a new
removed all colonies, reduced military size and
evolution when it develops characteristics that define that species. In human evolution, this critical stage is the Homo erectus stage. This is the stage when modern human-like body structions such as elongated legs and shorter arms relative to the size of the upper body first appeared. For warfare, the critical stage is Napoleonic era. The development in the warfare during the Napoleonic era is the foundation of today’s warfare. Although, there have been significant improvements in technology and
aspects of how and why the Roman military evolved and the military system itself. These authors used several ancient Roman historians, including Livy and Publius, public records, war accounts and many other sources to investigate and theorize different conclusions about why the Roman military was so powerful and how they were able to conquer the vast majority of the European Continent and the known world. In his book, The History of Rome,
its adversaries is an imperative. The nation relies on the military for strategic level deterrence and expects that it will be decisive in combat operations. For the military to be successful, it is important that transformation adapt to meet these expectations by conforming to the requirements of a successful force of the future in order meet any new threats in any environment around the world. Introduction The whole of military activity must therefore relate directly or indirectly to the
Among the numerous findings of the report was the fact that the US Military lacked the specialized aircraft and air crewman to successfully perform these precarious types of missions. The Holloway Commission also identified the fact that there was no unified command structure, which breached the principle of unity of command
the riot control units lined up shoulder to shoulder in the street and ran directly into the crowd, attacking and beating the protesters into submission. This is not used as often as it used to be, with brutality at an all-time high during these altercations law enforcement has to avoid violence at all cost, as well as limit destruction and damage to property, businesses and civilians that are not participating in the violence. Another tactic used is referred to as “Echelon Formation.” Crowd control
over all radio operations and shut down both professional and amateur radio broadcasters. The use of radio was reserved exclusively for the war effort. In the air, radio was used for the first time between multiple planes and the ground to keep formations and lead the pilots to their targets. This was the beginning of air traffic control and walkie-talkies. In addition, soldiers who had been wounded were entertained in the hospital by news and music played over the radio. Although radio was not allowed
tactics that he employed nor did any other contemporary writers of the fourth century. Xenophon wrote about Epameinondas at Mantineia which implies that he found his abilities there worthy of writing about but not at Leuktra earlier. Xenophon knew military tactics and would have accounted for innovation at Leuktra. However, Epameinondas’s leadership was questionable. Xenophon credited as many as three other generals on the field of battle with victory. Plutarch also credited Pelopidas with success
these formidable warriors. The samurai, or bushi (warrior), are well-trained cavalrymen that serve a particular lord. The first recorded history of the samurai was about the 9th century A.D. At that time the capitol of Japan was Kamakura, a military installation. Japan was ruled by an emperor who controlled his empire through the use of shoguns. Shoguns were generals that ruled over provinces and enforced the emperor's laws. The shoguns used soldiers that swore undying loyalty to them as
stress disorder (PTSD) among American military members from Fort Carson Army base (Edge, 2010). Incidents of PTSD have risen dramatically in the military since the beginning of the Iraq war and military mental health policies and treatment procedures have adapted to manage this increase (Edge, 2010). In “The Wounded Platoon,” many military personnel discuss how PTSD, and other mental health struggles, have been inadequately treated (if at all) by military mental health services. Reasons and Perdue’s
enemy would temporarily leave, then return and be able to once again hide in the dense jungle forest. Without any prior techniques on how to remove the thick vegetation the enemy found safety in, General William C. Westmoreland, commander of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam, told his staff to begin exploring options of how to clear the jungle (Thomas). Early experiments with a ten-ton or heavier hollow ball being towed by a ship anchor linked to two very, heavy tractors, a device similar to