The latest installment of the continuing series Tactics 101 examines the principles of war – what they are and how they evolved.

Armchair General received the following media release from Norwich University, which was not only the first private military college in the United States, it is also the birthplace of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). As the birthplace of ROTC, …

Perhaps no area of military doctrine is tinkered with more than the targeting process. The latest installment of “Tactics 101″ puts a bulls-eye on the subject, including such information as how targeting has changed since the War on Terror began.

This installment of the continuing monthly series “Tactics 101″ looks at the history and doctrine of military infiltration maneuvers.

This month’s Tactics 101 looks at all aspects of the assembly area: selection, actions of the quartering party, maneuvering from the release point to the assembly area, occupying the assembly area, and maneuvering out of the assembly area.

This month, “Tactics 101″ looks at the tactical road march, the 80th installment in this series. You cannot take shortcuts in planning and preparation for tactical road marches, and units must be trained on the what-ifs that can occur.

Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series, looks at adaptation in war, including historic examples, tried-and-true adaptations, and, not least, recognizing success or failure.

‘The Combat Raid’ is the topic of Tactics 101 078. This installment in the monthly series discusses the planning, preparation, and execution of a raid and looks at some of history’s most famous raids.

The monthly series ‘Tactics 101′ concludes its discussion of security operations by examining the third principle security mission – the covering force.

This month Tactics 101 examines the role of a guard force – critical tasks, organization, types of missions and more.

The 75th installment in the continuing monthly series Tactics 101 focuses on the first of the ‘Big 3′ in security operations – the screen.

The latest installment of Tactics 101 dissects security operations: types, fundamentals, and things you must consider.

Historian Sir Max Hastings has been named the 2012 recipient of the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.

Light-Heavy Operations, in which a smaller unit of mechanized vehicles augments a larger light infantry unit, is the subject of this month’s Tactics 101, a continuing series from Armchair General.

Tactics 101, the continuing Armchair General series, assesses Heavy-Light Operations,the integration of heavy and light forces on the battlefield.

Adna R. Chaffee, Jr., is known as the ‘Father of the U.S. Armored Forces’ because of his leadership, expertise in organizational maneuvers, and grasp of doctrine, as well as an ability to clearly articulate his vision for an independent armored force.