The Other End of the Spear

The Other End of the Spear

Author: John J. Mcgrath

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-09-16

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1105056155

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This book looks at several troop categories based on primary function and analyzes the ratio between these categories to develop a general historical ratio. This ratio is called the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. McGrath's study finds that this ratio, among types of deployed US forces, has steadily declined since World War II, just as the nature of warfare itself has changed. At the same time, the percentage of deployed forces devoted to logistics functions and to base and life support functions have increased, especially with the advent of the large-scale of use of civilian contractors. This work provides a unique analysis of the size and composition of military forces as found in historical patterns. Extensively illustrated with charts, diagrams, and tables. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute Press)


The 10th Mountain Division

The 10th Mountain Division

Author: Dennis P. Chapman

Publisher: Schiffer + ORM

Published: 2023-03-28

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 1507303300

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The storied history of the US Army's elite 10th Mountain Division is presented here in precise detail by Dennis Chapman, a former officer in the division. The reader will first learn of the outfit's 1943 activation, then the dramatic story of their famous WWII Italian campaign. After successfully storming the near-vertical slope of Riva Ridge (thought unclimbable by their German opponents) and then seizing the strategic heights of the Mount Belvedere massif, the men of the 10th Mountain Division battered their way through the Apennine Mountains. Breaking out into the Po Valley, the 10th Mountain Division raced across the lowlands to the foot of the Austrian Alps, slamming the door shut on thousands of retreating Axis troops. The reader will also learn about the heroism of the 10th Mountain Division troops at the Battle of the Black Sea in Mogadishu—the famous story of "Black Hawk Down"—as well as its exploits during the early years of the global war on terror. Unlike most books of its kind, this book goes beyond those famous exploits, bringing together all the threads of the division's history. Chapman also recounts the history of the 10th Mountain Division in its Cold War incarnations at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in Germany. He also tells the story of the 87th Infantry Regiment, the last remaining of the division's three original regiments, and the only element of the division to continue in existence from the division's deactivation in 1958 until its reactivation in 1985.


Stationing and Training of Increased Aviation Assets Within U.S. Army Alaska

Stationing and Training of Increased Aviation Assets Within U.S. Army Alaska

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 812

ISBN-13:

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An assessment of potential environmental impacts on a proposal to expand and reorganize aviation assets (more helicopters and soldiers) at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. Alternative locations considered include Fort Richardson in Anchorage and Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks. Training missions would be conducted on all U.S. Army Alaska lands including the Donnelly, Tanana Flats, Yukon, Gerstle River, and Black Rapids training areas.