Professional Military Development of Major General Ernest N. Harmon

• Autore: Dale Matthew B
• Pubblicazione: Waipu : , : Pickle Partners Publishing, , 2012; ©2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.331
• Soggetto topico: Military biography; Armored vehicles, Military
• Nota di contenuto: Title page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION -- Hell on Wheels-A World War II Career in Retrospect -- A Product of The System -- Standing Apart -- CHAPTER 2 - WAR AND OCCUPATION (1917-1919) -- Preparation for War -- France -- The St. Mihiel Offensive -- The Meuse-Argonne Offensive -- Occupation Duty -- CHAPTER 3 - COMPANY-GRADE OFFICER IN PEACETIME (1920-1931) -- Back to School-The Cavalry School -- Return to West Point-Instructor Duty -- Time with Troops-6th Cavalry Regiment -- R.O.T.C.-Norwich University -- CHAPTER 4 - FIELD-GRADE OFFICER IN PEACETIME (1932-1939) -- The Command and General Staff School -- Interlude-The Civilian Conservation Corps -- The Army War College -- Squadron Command -- The War Department General Staff -- CHAPTER 5 - TOWARD WAR AND DIVISION COMMAND (1939-1942) -- Joining a Fight in Progress-Mechanization -- 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized) -- Forging the Thunderbolt-Armored Force G-4 -- Washington-War Plans Division and General Headquarters Staff
• Sommario/riassunto: This study is a partial biography of Major General Ernest N. Harmon, focusing on his military career from his West Point graduation in 1917 to his assuming command of the 2nd Armored Division in 1942. When Harmon attained division command in July 1942 he was one of the most experienced officers in the army to command an armored division. However, he is overlooked in many histories and leadership studies. The intent of this thesis is to determine what in Harmon's professional military development prepared him to become a successful and widely acclaimed leader of armored forces in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II.Harmon's career reflected the generation of army officers whose service began during World War I and ended just prior to or during the early years of the Cold War. However, his World War I experience was unique in that, with only eighteen months of service, he commanded the largest U.S. cavalry formation to see combat in France. Harmon's interwar career mirrored that of most of his peers, shifting between command, staff, instructor, and student assignments. Therefore, this study also provides a snapshot era's officer professional development...The first twenty-five years of his career prepared Harmon for combat in World War II and the occupation of Germany that followed. His career development and personal experiences forged his competence and character. He personally played crucial roles in ending three of the greatest crises faced by American forces in the ETO: Kasserine, Anzio, and the Ardennes. The units that he commanded played decisive parts in securing North Africa, seizing Rome, and penetrating the Siegfried Line into Germany. Following the war Harmon served in a variety of key positions including military governor of Czechoslovakia and the organizer and first commander of the U.S. Constabulary Force in Germany before retiring in 1947 with thirty years of military service.
• Titolo autorizzato: Professional Military Development of Major General Ernest N. Harmon
• ISBN: 9781782897248; 1782897240
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163357103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II