ARMY OCS MILITARY HISTORY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Battlefield Analysis - ANSWERS-provides a method of understanding
conflict and the complexity of military operations.
Four Steps of Battlefield Analysis - ANSWERS-A. Define the Subject
B. Set the Stage
C. Describe the Action
D. Draw Lessons and Insights
Define the Subject - ANSWERS-a. What, Where, When, Who
b. Determine the sources
Set the Stage - ANSWERS-a. Strategic Factors
b. Operational Setting
c. Tactical Situation
d. Compare Forces
Describe the Action - ANSWERS-a. State missions of opposing
forces
b. Describe initial disposition of forces
, c. Describe opening moves
d. Detail Major Phases
e. State Outcome
Draw lessons and insights - ANSWERS-a. Cause and Effect
b. Military Lessons and determine their relevance to
contemporary military
professionalism.
limits of Military History - ANSWERS-History of any kind provides
understanding, not proof; insight, not analogy. Battle analysis may
impose a structure on events that were essentially chaotic in real time.
types of activities - ANSWERS-Battles and campaigns, strategy and
tactics, doctrine and training, organizations, logistics, the military and
society, weapons and technology, military leaders (great and not so
great).
research sources - ANSWERS-Books (memoirs, official histories,
operational histories, institutional histories),
Articles,
Primary sources (memos, letters, after-action reports),
Video presentations,
Oral histories,
Electronic media (worldwide web).
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Battlefield Analysis - ANSWERS-provides a method of understanding
conflict and the complexity of military operations.
Four Steps of Battlefield Analysis - ANSWERS-A. Define the Subject
B. Set the Stage
C. Describe the Action
D. Draw Lessons and Insights
Define the Subject - ANSWERS-a. What, Where, When, Who
b. Determine the sources
Set the Stage - ANSWERS-a. Strategic Factors
b. Operational Setting
c. Tactical Situation
d. Compare Forces
Describe the Action - ANSWERS-a. State missions of opposing
forces
b. Describe initial disposition of forces
, c. Describe opening moves
d. Detail Major Phases
e. State Outcome
Draw lessons and insights - ANSWERS-a. Cause and Effect
b. Military Lessons and determine their relevance to
contemporary military
professionalism.
limits of Military History - ANSWERS-History of any kind provides
understanding, not proof; insight, not analogy. Battle analysis may
impose a structure on events that were essentially chaotic in real time.
types of activities - ANSWERS-Battles and campaigns, strategy and
tactics, doctrine and training, organizations, logistics, the military and
society, weapons and technology, military leaders (great and not so
great).
research sources - ANSWERS-Books (memoirs, official histories,
operational histories, institutional histories),
Articles,
Primary sources (memos, letters, after-action reports),
Video presentations,
Oral histories,
Electronic media (worldwide web).
