The school of hard knocks : combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces

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Label

The school of hard knocks : combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces

Title remainder

combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces

Statement of responsibility

Richard S. Faulkner

Title variation

Combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces

Creator

• Faulkner, Richard Shawn

Subject

• Military morale -- United States
• United States, Army -- Non-commissioned officers | Training of
• United States, Army -- Officers | Training of
• United States, Army | American Expeditionary Forces -- History
• United States, Army | American Expeditionary Forces -- Mobilization
• United States, Army | American Expeditionary Forces -- Operational readiness
• United States, Army | American Expeditionary Forces -- Unit cohesion
• World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
• Command of troops -- History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

This comprehensive and exhaustively researched book addresses the question, "What were the faults of US military policy regarding the training of officers during the Great War?" The author carefully considers the selection and training process for officers during the years prior to and throughout the First World War. He then moves into the replacement of those officers due to attrition, ultimately discussing the relationship between the leadership corps and the men they commanded. Replete with primary documentary evidence including reports by the War Department during and subsequent to the war, letters from the officers detailing their concerns with the training methods, and communiqués from the leaders of the training facilities to the civilian leadership, The author makes a compelling case while presenting a clear, highly readable, no-nonsense account of the shortfalls in officer training that contributed to the high death toll suffered by the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

Member of

• C.A. Brannen series, no. 12

Cataloging source

TXA/DLC

Dewey number

940.4/1273

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

D570.2

LC item number

.F38 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

C. A. Brannen series

Series volume

no. 12