Author: United States. Army. Ordnance Department
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Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Author: United States. War Department. Corps of Engineers
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 1016

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Author: United States. Government Printing Office
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Author: Patrick J. Owens
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 0160789826
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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This historical resource details the researching, developing, and engineering of the United States Army weapons and munitions facility programs located in New Jersey that has prepared American troops for over a century to meet their challenges. This fascinating monograph, filled with photographs, explores the history of the Picatinny Arsenal, first built in 1880 to house gunpowder. This gunpowder was sent to American military troops in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and other major conflicts. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Arsenal influenced the development of artillery, tank rounds and other major weaponry. Picatinny was the main provider of ammunition for the U.S. military during WWII. The Arsenal continued to develop major weapons such as the bazooka rocket, the C-4 explosive, and the "Atomic Annie" artillery shell. Currently, there are more than 5,000 scientists, engineers and other staff at Picatinny Arsenal using advanced technology to create weapons, ammunition, and to design related products and storage components. Click here for more products: Arms & Weapons publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/arms-weapons History of American Industry & Innovation collection World War II resources collection

Author: State Library of Massachusetts
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Author: Massachusetts
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 1480

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Author: Brent L. Sterling
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1647120616
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Case studies explore how to improve military adaptation and preparedness in peacetime by investigating foreign wars Preparing for the next war at an unknown date against an undetermined opponent is a difficult undertaking with extremely high stakes. Even the most detailed exercises and wargames do not truly simulate combat and the fog of war. Thus, outside of their own combat, militaries have studied foreign wars as a valuable source of battlefield information. The effectiveness of this learning process, however, has rarely been evaluated across different periods and contexts. Through a series of in-depth case studies of the US Army, Navy, and Air Force, Brent L. Sterling creates a better understanding of the dynamics of learning from “other people’s wars,” determining what types of knowledge can be gained from foreign wars, identifying common pitfalls, and proposing solutions to maximize the benefits for doctrine, organization, training, and equipment. Other People’s Wars explores major US efforts involving direct observation missions and post-conflict investigations at key junctures for the US armed forces: the Crimean War (1854–56), Russo-Japanese War (1904–5), Spanish Civil War (1936–39), and Yom Kippur War (1973), which preceded the US Civil War, First and Second World Wars, and major army and air force reforms of the 1970s, respectively. The case studies identify learning pitfalls but also show that initiatives to learn from other nations’ wars can yield significant benefits if the right conditions are met. Sterling puts forth a process that emphasizes comprehensive qualitative learning to foster better military preparedness and adaptability.

Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 916

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Author: United States. War Department
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Languages : en
Pages : 232

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