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

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This important new history of the development of a leadership corps of officers during World War I opens with a gripping narrative of the battlefield heroism of Cpl. Alvin York, juxtaposed with the death of Pvt. Charles Clement less than two kilometers away. Clement had been a captain and an example...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Faulkner, Richard Shawn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:C.A. Brannen series ; no. 12.
Temas:
United States. > Army > Officers > Training of.
United States. > Army > Non-commissioned officers > Training of.
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces > Unit cohesion.
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces > Mobilization.
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces > Operational readiness.
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces > History.
United States. > Army
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces
1900-1999
Command of troops > History > 20th century.
Military morale > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > United States.
Commandement des troupes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Militaires > Moral > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Armed Forces > Unit cohesion
Armed Forces > Operational readiness
Armed Forces > Officers > Training of
Armed Forces > Non-commissioned officers > Training of
Armed Forces > Mobilization
Command of troops
Military morale
Operational readiness (Military science)
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This important new history of the development of a leadership corps of officers during World War I opens with a gripping narrative of the battlefield heroism of Cpl. Alvin York, juxtaposed with the death of Pvt. Charles Clement less than two kilometers away. Clement had been a captain and an example of what a good officer should be in the years just before the beginning of the war. His subsequent failure as an officer and his redemption through death in combat embody the question that lies at the heart of this comprehensive and exhaustively researched book: What were the faults o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 392 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781603446983
1603446982

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