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Hope Gregory C. |
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Titolo |
"Army training, sir" : the impact of the World War I experience on the evolution of training doctrine in the US Army / / Gregory C. Hope |
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Fort Leavenworth, Kansas : , : Army University Press, , 2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 111 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military education - United States - History - 20th century |
World War, 1914-1918 - Influence |
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
Military education |
Parliamentary practice |
History |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"February 2021"--Title page verso. |
"A US Army Command and General Staff College Press book." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The American Army's mobilization for World War I was fraught with difficulties, resulting in a number of failings that produced a capable but flawed expeditionary force. The traditional interpretation of army training during that conflict was lackluster as it produced combat units that lacked critical capabilities. The experience of learning how to train and how to write training doctrine produced positive results that have been largely overlooked by historians. This study examines the status of training in the pre-war army, to include both existing doctrine and institutional management organizations. It then chronicles the wartime experience and traces the evolution of training doctrine and practices during the war. It concludes by looking at the immediate post-war years to determine what lasting impacts the wartime experiences had on training doctrine and management. Overall, this study concludes that the training effort during World War I had significant long-term |
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benefits for the army, producing the foundation of the army's training practices through World War II"-- |
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