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Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

By: Major General David Ewing Ott

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Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

By: Major General David Ewing Ott

Includes 3 charts, 22 map, 8 diagrams and 40 illustrations] This book forms part of the “Vietnam Studies” series produced by various senior commanders who had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; each officer was chosen for their knowledge of the number of specialized subjects that were covered by the series. “This monograph will illuminate some of the more important activities - with attendant problems, shortcomings, and achievements - of the U.S. Army Field Artillery in Vietnam. The wide variations in terrain, supported forces, density of cannon, friendly population, and enemy activity which prevailed throughout South Vietnam tend to make every action and every locale singular. “Though based largely upon documents of an historical nature and organized in a generally chronological manner, this study does not purport to provide the precise detail of history. Its purpose is to present an objective review of the near past in order to assure current awareness, on the part of the Army, of the lessons we should have learned and to foster the positive consideration of those lessons in the formulation of appropriate operational concepts. My hope is that this monograph will give the reader an insight into the immense complexity of our operations in Vietnam. I believe it cannot help but reflect also the unsurpassed professionalism of the junior officers and non-commissioned officers of the Field Artillery and the outstanding morale and esprit de corps of the young citizen-soldiers with whom they served.”

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1782893687

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Biggest Stick: The Employment Of Artillery Units In Counterinsurgency

By: Major Richard B. Johnson

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Biggest Stick: The Employment Of Artillery Units In Counterinsurgency

By: Major Richard B. Johnson

This study uses a comparative analysis of the Malayan Emergency, the American experience in Vietnam, and Operation Iraqi Freedom to examine the role and effectiveness of artillery units in complex counterinsurgency environments. Through this analysis, four factors emerge which impact the employment of artillery units: the counterinsurgency effort’s requirement for indirect fires, constraints and limitations on indirect fires, the counterinsurgency effort’s force organization, and the conversion cost of non-standard roles for artillery units. In conclusion, the study offers five broadly descriptive fundamentals for employing artillery units in a counterinsurgency environment: invest in tactical leadership, exploit lessons learned, support the operational approach and strategic framework, maintain a pragmatic fire support capability, and minimize collateral damage. Finally, the study examines the role of education for leaders in a counterinsurgency, and it’s influence on these imperative fundamentals.

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Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

By: Major General David Ewing Ott

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Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

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Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

Biggest Stick: The Employment Of Artillery Units In Counterinsurgency

Biggest Stick: The Employment Of Artillery Units In Counterinsurgency

Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

Vietnam Studies - Field Artillery, 1954-1973 [Illustrated Edition]

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