Publications

The Dupuy Institute has a large archive of reports available in print. Reproductions of the reports may be purchased for a small fee by making a written request to TDI. A limited selection of TDI reports are available online in PDF. In addition, TDI has stocks of a selection of classic works in military history which are also available for purchase.

• Books
  • Understanding War: History and Theory of Combat
  • Attrition: Forecasting Battle Casualties and Equipment Losses in Modern War
  • Elusive Victory
  • Brave Men and Great Captains
  • Understanding Defeat
  • Future Wars
  • The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography
  • Military Heritage of America
  • Genius for War
  • Numbers, Predictions and War
  • Breaching Fortress Europe
  • The Young Volunteer
  • The Ramadan War: The Egyptian View
  • The Powder Keg
  • Civil War in Yugoslavia
  • US Army Uniforms: 1941-1945
  • Mounted Infantry At War
  • Iron Division
  • The Mudhook Machinegunner
  • Rendezvous with Fate
• HERO Reports
  • Historical Trends Related to Weapon Lethality (1964)
  • Origins, History, and Accomplishments of the Army Reserve (1965)
  • Military, Political, and Psychological Implications of Massive Population Casualties in History (1965)
  • Isolating the Guerilla: Basic Case Studies (1966)
  • Wartime Replacement Requirements: Experience for Selected Major Items of Combat Equipment (1966)
  • National Strategic Concepts and the Changing Nature of Modern War (1966)
  • Average Casualty Rates for War Games, Based on Historical Combat Data (1967)
  • Developing a Methodology to Describe the Relationship of Mobility to Combat Effectiveness (1967)
  • Tactical Air Support in the Volturno Campaign, 1943 (1969)
  • German Evaluation of Allied Air Interdiction in World War II. (1969)
  • Disruption in Combat (1970)
  • Use of Historical Data in Evaluating Military Effectiveness (1970)
  • Air Interdiction Operations in World War II. Campaign Summaries. (1970-1971)
  • Tactical Air Interdiction by US Army Air Forces in World War II. (1971-1972)
  • Opposed Rates of Advance of Large Forces in Europe (ORALFORE) (1972)
  • Historical Bibliography of Warfare in the Middle East (1979)
  • Rates of Expenditure of Ammunition in Relation to Posture (1972)
  • Analysis of Operational Criteria and User Requirements of a Naval Air Reporting System (1974)
  • Historical Evaluation of Barrier Effectiveness (1974)
  • German and Soviet Replacement Systems in World War II (1980)
  • The Middle East War of October 1973 in Historical Perspective (1976)
  • A Survey of Quick Wins in Modern War (1980)
  • A Study of Breakthrough Operations (1976)
  • Comparative Analysis: Arab and Israeli Combat Performance, 1967 and 1973 Wars (1976)
  • Artillery Survivability in Modern War (1976)
• HERO/DMSI Reports
  • Implications of Present Knowledge and Past Experience for a Possible Future Chemical/ Conventional Conflict (1984)
  • Impact of the Introduction of Lethal Gas on the Combat Performance of Defending Troops (1985)
  • Cold Weather Combat: Analogies to Chemical Combat (1985)
  • A Methodology for Estimating Emergency Communication Requirements for a Situation “D” Emergency (1985)
  • Mission Accomplishment by Divisions and their Component Elements: A feasibility Study. (1987)
  • Defeat Criteria Seminar
  • Forced Changes of Posture. (Breakpoints) (1988)
  • New Engagement Data for the Breakpoint Data Base. (1988)
  • The Relationship Between Technology Trends and the size and Composition of Military Forces. (1987)
  • Examination of Historical Air Defense Performance (1988)
• HERO/TNDA Reports
  • Search for Historical Records of High Rate Artillery Fire in Combat Situations (1978)
  • Effects of Combat Losses and Fatigue on Operational Performance (1978)
  • Observations on Defense Against the V-1 Missile (1978)
  • The German General Staff (1978)
  • Historical Trends in Artillery Vulnerability (1979)
  • The Value of Field Fortifications in Modern Warfare (1980)
  • A Historical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Tactical Air Operations Against and in Support of Armored Forces (1980)
  • German and Allied Reserves in 1914 (1980)
  • The Preparedness Debate, 1914-1916 (1980)
  • The Soviet Threat in the Middle East: Perceptions in the Region (1979)
  • Relevance of Selected Nonnuclear Experience to Possible Future Employment of Nuclear Weapons (1980)
  • Soldier Capability, Army Combat Effectiveness (SCACE): Historical Combat Data and Analysis (1980)
  • The Factors of Combat (1980)
  • US Home Defense Forces (1981)
  • Personnel Replacement Studies Analytic Survey of Personnel Replacement Systems in Modern War (1982)
  • Mobilization of US Reserve Forces in the Korean Conflict (1982)
  • The 88th Division in World War II: Factors Responsible for its Excellence (1981)
  • Conventional Attrition & Battle Termination Criteria: A Study of War Termination (1980)
  • Naval QJM Feasibility Study (1982)
  • Modern Artillery Experience in Combat (1983)
  • 093 Physical Damage and Casualties in Conventional Battle (1982)
  • Analysis of Factors that have Influenced the Outcomes of Battles and Wars (1983)
  • Historical Survey of Casualties in Different Size Units in Modern Combat (1982)
• Ordering Information
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