General Lesley J. McNair : Unsung Architect of the U.S. Army /

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This book offers the first detailed study of McNair's entire career from his graduation at West Point in 1904 to his death in 1944-all of which prepared him for high-level service during WWII. This book assesses McNair's strengths and weaknesses, how they influenced his efforts to prepare...

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Autor principal: Calhoun, Mark T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
McNair, Lesley James, > 1883-1944.
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army > Officers > Biography.
United States. > Army > Officers > Training of > History > 20th century.
Soldiers > Training of.
Military education.
Generals.
Armed Forces > Officers > Training of.
Armed Forces > Officers.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Generaux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Biographies.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Military education > United States > History > 20th century.
Soldiers > Training of > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Biography.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book offers the first detailed study of McNair's entire career from his graduation at West Point in 1904 to his death in 1944-all of which prepared him for high-level service during WWII. This book assesses McNair's strengths and weaknesses, how they influenced his efforts to prepare the rapidly mobilizing U.S. Army for combat during the pivotal events of WWII, and the role they enabled him to play in shaping American senior leaders' thinking about modern warfare.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (464 pages).
ISBN:9780700620708

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