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Lo scontro campale per eccellenza, l’apoteosi della scaltrezza e della duttilità di manovra, l’epopea della più grande e gloriosa sconfitta nella storia di Roma. All’alba del 2 agosto 216 a.C., nella piana di Canne, si fronteggiano due schieramenti: l’esercito romano, guidato dai consoli...

Current DoD force planning processes assume that U.S. military interventions are serially independent over time. This report challenges this assumption, arguing that interventions occur in temporally dependent clusters in which the likelihood of an intervention depends on interventions in the recent...

It was Leon Trotsky who famously said, “You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” Like it or not, war defines our history. Like bookends of humankind’s existence, the first recorded battle took place in the 15th century BC at Megiddo, and according to apocalyptic literature,...

This unique and informative paper was produced by the National Intelligence University / National Defense Intelligence College. Topics and subjects include: HUMINT (human intelligence), FBI-CIA turf battles, anti-gang techniques, telephone record analysis, link analysis, DEA, 9/11 attacks, home-grown...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this report thoroughly examines Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Reform (SSR), which have emerged in recent years as promising though generally poorly understood mechanisms for consolidating...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 3-37 provides guidance on protection and the protection warfighting function. It also provides the guiding protection principles for commanders and staffs who are responsible for...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, describes broad capabilities the Army will require in 2016-2028 to apply the new doctrine of mission command. This concept will lead force development and modernization efforts by establishing a common framework for capitalizing...

To Be a Soldier offers the US Army’s two capstone doctrinal manuals in one place for the first time. This guide begins with the Army’s introductory text, FM-1 The Army, which explains the Army’s origin and purpose, its mission and values, how it functions as a portion of a joint military force...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 4-0 augments the sustainment doctrine established in Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 4-0, Sustainment. This manual expands the discussion on the overarching guidance on sustainment...

This study for the U.S. Marine Corps presents a historical overview of the integration of women into the U.S. military and explores the importance of cohesion and what influences it. The gender integration experiences of foreign militaries, as well as the gender integration efforts of domestic police...

Field Manual (FM) 3-55, Information Collection, provides the tactics and procedures for information collection and the associated activities of planning requirements and assessing collection, tasking, and directing information collection assets. It also contains the actions taken by the commanders...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this Handbook is designed for joint force commanders and their staffs to assist them in rapid target engagement. It is meant to be a resource tool for the joint force commander, joint force headquarters, and the joint force...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. This publication provides joint doctrine for planning, executing, and assessing joint antiterrorism operations. It has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...

This unique and informative paper was produced by the National Intelligence University / National Defense Intelligence College. Topics and subjects include: interrogation of terrorists, the McCain Amendment, KUBARK counterintelligence interrogation, MKULTRA, CIA, torture, pain and physical discomfort,...