by Kendall D. Gott (General Editor)

Contains the proceedings from the Combat Studies Institute's 2006 Military History Symposium, held August 8-10, 2006. Presents historical research, analysis and policy recommendations on the topic of Security Assistance and the training of indigenous forces.

This third collection of proceedings contains the papers and presentations of participating panelists. It also includes transcriptions of the question and answer periods following the panelists’ presentations.

Pages: 700

Published: 2006

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The Proceedings of the CSI 2005 Military History Symposium An Army at War: Change in the Midst of Conflict

by John J. McGrath (General Editor)

The 2005 symposium’s theme was An Army at War: Change in the Midst of Conflict. As this title indicates, presentations at this event focused on how an Army changes while concurrently fighting a war. Changing an Army in peacetime is difficult enough. Transformation can include changes to the personnel system, the turning in old and the fielding of new equipment, new training requirements, and at times, learning an entirely new way of viewing the enemy and the battle space in which operations will occur. Practical and cultural changes in an Army always cause tremendous turbulence and angst, both inside and outside of the Army. The United States Army and the nation are facing these challenges today, and they must make these changes not in a peacetime environment, but while fighting the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The panelists presented a series of topics addressing the current transformation challenge that ranged from maneuver warfare, to asymmetrical operations, to insurgencies, to logistics, to unit manning, to doctrine and many others.

This third collection of proceedings contains the papers and presentations of participating panelists. It also includes transcriptions of the question and answer periods following the panelists’ presentations.

Pages: 677
Published: 2005

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Security Assistance: U.S. and International Historical Perspectives

by Dr. Lieutenant Colonel Brian M. De Toy, (General Editor)

The second annual military symposium took place at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas from 14 to 16 September 2004. As the title and subtitle of the symposium indicate, the topics addressed the purpose behind military operations—winning the peace. The US military and its coalition allies have proven themselves adept at achieving military victory in short, decisive, major combat operations. The critical nexus, then, is how battlefield victory translates into political success. The panelists and audience discussed the nature of war, cultural awareness, terrorism, stability operations in the Philippines, Latin America, Lebanon, and Vietnam, as well as operations in Iraq. Without exception, the presenters were thought-provoking and their presentations elicited lively discussion among the attendees. This volume contains most of the presentations given at the symposium. The entire symposium program can be found in Appendix A of this collection.

Pages: 329

Published: 2004

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The Proceedings of the CSI 2003 Military History Symposium Armed Diplomacy: Two Centuries of American Campaigning

by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin W. Farrell, (General Editor)

The first annual military history symposium sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and hosted by the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, took place in August 2003. It brought together an outstanding group of civilian historians and military officers for the purpose of discussing a variety of historical case studies and the ways in which they illuminate current military issues and operations. As the subtitle of the symposium indicates, the topics spanned two centuries of American campaigning, ranging from the Army’s “nation-building” activities during the Reconstruction of the post-Civil War South and the trans-Mississippi West; through US counterguerrilla warfare in the American Civil War, the Philippines, Korea, and Latin America; to the US occupation of Germany after World War II and American interventions in Mexico, China, Russia, Panama, and Afghanistan. Without exception, the presentations were thought provoking and elicited lively discussion among the attendees. This volume contains most of the presentations made at the symposium. The entire symposium program can be found at appendix A.

Pages: 300

Published: 2003

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