The objective of this thesis is to determine whether a heavy division can conduct weapon system replacement operations. The thesis is based on a scenario that takes place in Eastern Europe. The division is a balanced Mechanized Infantry Division conducting a deliberate defense. The U.S. Army has limited works on the conduct of the operation. The only time this type of operation has taken place is during Desert Storm. The thesis incorporates the structure, and lessons learned from the Desert Storm operation. This information was gained by administering a questionnaire to members of the operation. A copy of the questionnaire results are included in the thesis. The analysis is based on the scenario, current and past U.S. Field Manuals, and the operation conducted in Desert Storm. The analysis demonstrates what is required for a division to conduct the operation. Five areas of the operation are analyzed: Command and Control; Organizational Structure; Replacement Crew, Weapon System Link-up; Logistical Support; and Training. The conclusion is that a division can conduct weapon system replacement operations.

These six essays, originally printed in The Southern Quarterly, focus on the importance of the first modern novel to deal honestly with racial complexities in the South and with the transitional Creole society in which the attendant racial questions arose. The Grandissimes, set in the New Orleans of 1803 and published in 1880, is known as George Washington Cable's masterwork. In this novel he grappled with his love of the South and with some of the region's values which he found abhorrent. To commemorate the centennial of its publication, these essays attest to both the importance of Cable and of the novel. W. Kenneth Holditch's photo-essay depicts Cable's New Orleans as it exists today. Among the assessments is the editor's discussion of the southern racial dilemma as represented in Honor Grandissime. A lengthy annotated bibliography enhances this collection honoring the work of a local color writer, who, after Mark Twain, was the most notable southern author of his day.