To help the U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Defense retain institutional knowledge and capabilities and fully prepare leaders for future conflicts, RAND researchers recount the Army’s efforts in the Iraq War, especially in Baghdad, and offer lessons learned and recommendations.

The U.S. Army and the Battle for Baghdad: Lessons Learned―And Still to Be Learned

History

Johnson, David E.

Cohen, Raphael S.

Sollinger, Jerry M.

Schwille, Michael

Gentile, Gian

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben

Hoobler, James

Zeigler, Sean M.

Allen, Brenna

Middle East

RAND Corporation

Provides a historical analysis of the ways in which militaries have deployed light and mechanized infantry with armored forces during close urban combat in order to to identify the advantages and costs of this warfighting approach and inform how the Army might confront foes in complex, urban environments in the future.

Reimagining the Character of Urban Operations for the U.S. Army: How the Past Can Inform the Present and Future

Lee, Carrie

Shurkin, Michael

Saum-Manning, Lisa

Soliman, Sarah

Williams, Shara

Doty III, James L.

Europe

Tracing the evolution of the U.S. Army throughout American history, the authors show that there is no such thing as a “traditional” U.S. military policy. Rather, the laws that authorize, empower, and govern the U.S. armed forces emerged from long-standing debates and a series of legislative compromises between 1903 and 1940.

The Evolution of U.S. Military Policy from the Constitution to the Present

Linick, Michael E.

Military

Tracing the evolution of the U.S. Army throughout American history, the authors of this four-volume series show that there is no such thing as a "traditional" U.S. military policy. Rather, the laws that authorize, empower, and govern the U.S. armed forces emerged from long-standing debates and a series of legislative compromises between 1903 and 1940. Volume I traces U.S. military policy from the colonial era through the Spanish-American War.

The Evolution of U.S. Military Policy from the Constitution to the Present: The Old Regime: The Army, Militia, and Volunteers from Colonial Times to the Spanish-American War (Volume I)

Givens, Adam

Karns, Jameson

The authors examine (1) the experiences of North Korea and three similar authoritarian regimes--China, Vietnam, and Cuba--to forecast why and how North Korea might adopt a new economic model; (2) what might happen if conventional deterrence fails on the Korean Peninsula; and (3) what might lead North Korea to use nuclear weapons.

North Korean Decisionmaking: Economic Opening, Conventional Deterrence Breakdown, and Nuclear Use

Business & Money

Mazarr, Michael J.

Robinson, Linda

Harold, Scott W.

Parachini, John V.

Grossman, Derek

Heejin Kim, Leah

Ma, Logan

Economics

The authors document the history of the Third Offset, a U.S. strategy that focused on the potential of technology to offset Chinese and Russian military advances and that shaped the 2018 National Defense Strategy. The authors describe efforts to effect change within the U.S. Department of Defense and interview key defense leaders who did so, providing an example of how to bring about organizational change in large military institutions.

History of the Third Offset, 2014-2018

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

This report provides a narrative account of four battles within Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and a review of U.S. ground force contributions to those battles. It is intended to serve as an operational history and review of warfighting functions as applied to OIR. Although OIR was both a Coalition fight and joint one, the focus on U.S. ground forces is meant to address gaps both in analysis and in the common understanding of OIR.

Operation Inherent Resolve: U.S. Ground Force Contributions

Martini, Jeffrey

Joon Bae, Sebastian

Grisé, Michelle

Evans, Alexandra T.

Hvizda, Mark

The authors of this report examine what happened in the crucial 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and create an alternative history by examining what could have happened if a few key technologies that were available for military use had been used in this battle. Would the outcome have been different if the Union and Confederate armies had deployed these technologies?

Battle of Gettysburg: The Impact of Alternative Technologies on Civil War History

Gordon IV, John

Crane, Yvonne K.

Barnett, D. Sean

Americas

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