US Army Doctrine and Belligerent Occupation

<p>This monograph studies the law of occupation historical case studies on occupation and the current U.S. doctrine on occupation. An analysis formed from the current international law Hague Convention Number IV Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land 18 October 1907 and the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 12 August 1949 shows five essential tasks for the execution of an occupation. The study of three historical case studies Germany post-World War II Panama 1989-1990 and Iraq 2003 shows four additional essential tasks and other considerations for an occupation. The monograph then examines Joint and Army specific documents for their treatment of the mission of occupation. The monograph succinctly proves that there is a lack occupation doctrine. The monograph concludes by synthesizing the essential tasks from the law and the historical case studies into a model that could be used to develop doctrine for future occupations. The monograph identifies shortfalls in current doctrine and recommends critical changes. These changes if adopted will ensure that the U.S. military is better prepared to execute the occupation mission following future conflicts and will serve the very real needs facing the nation today.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>