Showing papers on "Military intelligence published in 1981"

History, the Historian, and the Corps of Engineers

Abstract: object, said the president, would be to plan improvements in current procedures and to preserve "for those who come after us an accurate and objective account of our present experience." At the direction of the secretary of war, the various services and branches of the Army appointed historical officers and set up historical offices, resulting in a marriage between the military and the academy. It was a shotgun marriage in some cases: several services balked, beginning their programs only when the nation's political leaders let it be known that they were seriously interested in preserving the wartime record. The Historical Branch, G-2, soon appeared in the Military Intelligence Division, War Department General Staff. Since the Corps of Engineers was an Army branch, its historical section originated under the branch's program for the technical services. For the corps historians, as for all others, the guiding rule was that "each material statement of fact should be

Its influence on strategy and operations

Abstract: This readable account thoroughly examines the role played by British intelligence in allied strategy and operations in World War II. The overriding theme throughout is the influence of intelligence on the decisions made by political leaders and military commanders.

Intelligence in the 1980s

Abstract: The 1980s will see revolutionary changes in intelligence analysis and assessment, matching the changes in collection in the past few decades. Information management will be improved by technology, analysis techniques will be refined by new disciplines, and intelligence warnings will be more pointed by improved communication modes and by providing them to a wider public. Intelligence in the information age will become a public function, not merely a secret service.

An Assessment of Perceptions of United States Army Provost Marshals Pertaining to Counterterrorism Policy and Programs on Army Installations.

Abstract: : This study is based on a worldwide survey of United States Army provost marshals (senior military law enforcement officers) assessing their perception of: the numbers of past incidents of terrorism directed against Army installations; the availability and adequacy of intelligence concerning local terrorist activities; the degree of threat their local commands face from terrorists; the adequacy of measures of counterterrorism preparedness at their local commands; and the overall adequacy of protection currently provided likely terrorist targets within their areas of responsibility. (Author)

Perspectives on Battalion Training Management

Abstract: : Four battalion commanders were interviewed at length to explore their philosophies and goals for training, their training management practices, and training and evaluation techniques. Other topics discussed were ways that staff positions were utilized, the ways that commanders prepared for command, and the utility of training management doctrine and guidance. Positions taken by the commanders are described as representing points on a management/leadership continuum. Comparisons and contrasts are drawn among the four approaches to training management.