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Parameters November 2004 Scott Boston	Toward a Protected Future Force The US Army plans to introduce its next-generation ground force quickly, starting with an experimental battalion by the end of the decade and a full brigade--called a Unit of Action--in 2014.
National Defense July 2004 Roxana Tiron	Heavy Armor Gains Clout in Urban Combat An ongoing debate within the U.S. Army is whether to revise its tactics and doctrine for the employment of heavy armored vehicles in urban areas.
PC Magazine March 16, 2004 Peter Suciu	All Aboard Before the jet age, rails connected the country. Many games have covered this golden age of travel, and one of the best is still Microsoft's Train Simulator. Although the newest release has been derailed until later in 2004, these other titles let you become a railroad robber baron--or just take a ride on the rails.
Popular Mechanics January 2006 Josh Dean	The Train Welcome to tomorrow's computer-controlled, GPS-guided, ultra-energy-efficient transportation revolution.
World War II Jon Guttman	Closing the Falaise Pocket In August 1944, the Germans fought desperately to hold open their last escape route from Normandy while the Polish 1st Armored and the U.S. 90th Infantry divisions fought equally hard to close it.
Civil War Times September 2006 Ted Alexander	Battle of Antietam: Two Great American Armies Engage in Combat The opposing armies at Antietam were two very different forces commanded by two very different men.
National Defense November 2011 Beidel et al.	10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Wilson, Gordon & Johnson	An Alternative Future Force: Building a Better Army The Army's transformation concept rests on a set of major assumptions that should be questioned. This article suggests an alternative pathway for preparing US ground forces to meet the challenges of the next several decades.
America's Civil War Michael Morgan	Digging to Victory at Vicksburg To the armies at Vicksburg, picks, shovels and manual labor proved as valuable as bullets and bombshells.
World War II May 25, 2004 George J. Winter Sr.	Breakout From Normandy In July 1944, panzer commander Fritz Langanke struggled to guide his tank out of the Roncey Pocket and the maelstrom enveloping German forces trapped in it.
Popular Mechanics September 12, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	6 American Weapons Systems to Rearm Iraqi Army for Withdrawal This week the Wall Street Journal reported that Iraq is starting to inquire about the purchase of F-16 fighters from the United States -- another step in the process of the expected military withdrawal.
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Robb Mandelbaum	Stop That Train! Electronically controlled railway brakes may finally displace a 150-year-old technology.
National Defense August 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Protection of Army Trucks Requires Tradeoffs Military truck makers are grappling with how build relatively uncomplicated vehicles that can sustain the rigors of combat and, when needed, effortlessly be plated with thousands of pounds of armor.
America's Civil War David A. Norris	Bloody Day at Boteler's Ford Just two days after the Battle of Antietam, the deadliest day of the Civil War, the savage Battle of Shepherdstown made for a bloody little coda to the 1862 Maryland campaign.
America's Civil War Ronald E. Bullock	Last-Ditch Rebel Stand at Petersburg After nearly 10 months of trench warfare, Confederate resistance at Petersburg, Va., suddenly collapsed. Desperate to save his army, Robert E. Lee called on his soldiers for one last miracle.
National Defense October 2006 Grace Jean	Combat Vehicle Designs Seek Increased Utility in Multiple Roles The prevalence of such vehicles at one of the largest ground warfare expositions reveals a trend in how armies are choosing to insert their troops into hot spots.
World War II Albano Castelletto	The Last Horse Warriors In a firsthand account, a former artillery lieutenant recalls his experience with the Voloire Regiment during Operation Barbarossa, when Italy's horse-drawn field artillery proved its worth on the Russian Front.
World War II April 22, 2004 Zabecki & Wooster	Herrlisheim: Death of an American Combat Command With their backs to the wall, German troops fought ferociously against the American VI Corps in and around a small Alsatian village.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2006	The New Road Warriors Armored Trucks Light armored trucks can't manage the extra weight needed to defend against mines and other explosive devices. However, newer versions of explosive reactive armor (ERA) are being created for these lightweight platforms.
Wild West December 2007 Jim Fulbright	Hell on Rails: Oklahoma Towns at War with the Rock Island Railroads When Secretary of Interior Hoke Smith relocated the proposed county seat towns of Round Pond and Enid, their residents fought the railroad over depots and train service.
Macworld December 2004 Peter Cohen	Railroad Tycoon 3 Designed for Macs running OS X 10.2 or better, this expansive strategy game lets you build your own railroad empire -- if you can handle the rough track along the way.
National Defense February 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	Armor Innovation Needs to Stay on Fast Track Even if the administration begins what could be a limited drawdown of forces in Iraq, efforts to develop new armor capabilities -- and to ensure adequate funding and resources for armored vehicles and other force-protection equipment -- must continue.
National Gardening Art Edelstein	Garden Railroading Add a model train to your garden and enjoy two hobbies at once...
CIO September 11, 2008 Stephanie Overby	How IT is Helping the Railroad Industry Improve Efficiency and Service Railroads are poised for a comeback, thanks to rising fuel prices. IT provides the linchpin for a shipping model that integrates ships, trucks and trains.
America's Civil War August 11, 2004 John D. Pelzer	Desperate Ironclad Assault at Trent's Reach With Confederate forces strangled at Petersburg, the Southern Navy prepared to assault the enemy's supply depot at City Point. But first, Rebel ships had to get past Trent's Reach.
BusinessWeek October 23, 2008 Emily Thornton	Canadian National Railway's Timely Profits Canadian National Railway's CEO Hunter Harrison went against traditional freight train practice and successfully implemented a precise schedule of shipments.
National Defense December 2011	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers respond to articles about army modernization and reworking the defense budget.
National Defense October 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Expand Array of Armored Vehicles in Iraq Amid a wave of violence in Iraq, and facing limited options, U.S. military commanders there are requesting additional armored vehicles, particularly large ones that can transport a dozen or more passengers.
National Defense June 2007 Grace Jean	Combat Veterans Catalog Equipment Shortfalls Many requested improvements in communications devices, batteries and weapons that, in many cases, are failing in the fight.
Civil War Times March 2007 Richard F. Welch	Burning High Bridge: The South's Last Hope The Army of Northern Virginia's final opportunity to escape Grant's net disappeared on the banks of the Appomattox -- along with the dream of a Confederate nation.
CIO April 27, 2009 Jarina D'Auria	Union Pacific Makes a Game of Risk Training game lets Union Pacific workers learn from their mistakes to become safer and more efficient in their jobs.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Coal Fuels FreightCar America Strong demand for coal has created a shortage of railroad cars. With 85% of the market, FreightCar is growing. The company will very likely trade in the short term in conjunction with investor sentiment on coal demand and rail shipment demand.
Popular Mechanics February 16, 2010 Stephen Joiner	Is Bigger Better? 'Monster' Trains vs Freight Trains Union Pacific quietly ran a record-setting "monster" freight train over its Sunset Route, from Dallas to Long Beach, using the 3.5-mile-long behemoth during a one-time test of new distributed-power configurations that may help make long trains even longer.
AskMen.com David Nusair	How To: Collect Model Trains Getting started with a basic setup is actually far easier than one might expect thanks to a myriad of internet-based resources and the presence of model railroading clubs within most major cities.
IDB America November 2005 Daniel Drosdoff	From Steam to Natural Gas How the Camisea gas fields pipeline project is lowering costs for a vital Peruvian railroad.
IEEE Spectrum January 2010 Sandra Upson	Winner: IBM Helps Reinvent Russia's Railroad IBM overhauls Russian Railways' software infrastructure
Wild West Donald L. Gilmore	When the James Gang Ruled the Rails After robbing banks for more than seven years, Jesse and Frank James stopped their first train in July 1873. They liked it so much that they went on to rob at least six more.
America's Civil War July 2005 Jeffry C. Burden	Failed Attack at Vicksburg Ulysses S. Grant thought his formidable Army of the Tennessee could take Vicksburg from a "beaten" foe by direct assault. He was wrong, thanks to near-impregnable fortifications, renewed Southern spirit, and surprisingly suspect Northern generalship.
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National Defense July 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell	Army Meets Tough Procurement Challenge Head-On Shortages of armored vehicles, particularly, commanded considerable attention because they highlighted the challenges of predicting equipment requirements and ensuring the readiness of the industrial base. The response to the steep increase in demand for armored vehicles in fact has been a remarkable success story.
Civil War Times Thomas T. Taylor	Eyewitness to the Battle of Atlanta Among the blue-clad soldiers moving against Atlanta in late July 1864 was Major Thomas T. Taylor of Georgetown, Ohio. In these passages from the letter he wrote to his wife, Netta, he described what he saw, experienced, and did during the Battle of Atlanta.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2011 Aimee Duffy	Railroads Mount a Comeback The recent resurgence of automobile companies is great news for the railroad stocks.
Popular Mechanics January 22, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Questions on the American Rifle for Author Alex Rose Military historian Alex Rose, author of American Rifle: a Biography, says that Americans have a special relationship with rifles that represents a way of thinking.
National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Controlling Iraq's Crowded Airspace No Easy Task The Air Defense Artillery Center is working to avoid collisions between unmanned drones and helicopters over Iraq. Future airspace control plans include defense against cruise missiles, rockets, artillery and mortars.
The Motley Fool November 26, 2010 Palash R. Ghosh	Railway Stocks on Track for Long-Term Growth Buffett's buy created some interest, but the industry remains underfollowed -- and undervalued.
IEEE Spectrum August 2006 Willie Jones	Hydrogen on Track While much attention has been focused on fuel-cell-powered passenger cars, a little-noticed but promising development has been taking place in rail transportation and heavy industry, where experiments with hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion are well under way.
Inc. November 2005 Darren Dahl	Railroads Buckling Under Record Traffic Amid rising fuel prices, more companies are turning to railroads as a cheaper way to transport goods. The surge in freight is so pronounced that it threatens to create a capacity crunch.
National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Survival in Combat Zones Requires 'Layers' of Protection Army laboratories have for decades been pushing the limits of combat survivability technology, but the pressure to produce results rose when the service launched the Future Combat Systems in 1999, a program to develop a family of high-tech vehicles by 2012.
Wired July 2006 David Wolman	Train to the Roof of the World China's new 1,200-mile railway crosses some of the harshest terrain on the planet. Plug in your oxygen supply. All aboard the Tibet express.