Battalion Commanders at War : U.S. Army Tactical Leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943 /

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Most histories of the U.S. Army in World War II view the Mediterranean Theater of Operations primarily as a deadly training ground for very green forces, where lessons learned on beaches of Oran, in hills of the Kasserine Pass area, and at the collapse of the Tunis bridgehead all contributed to late...

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Autor principal: Barry, Steven Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army > Officers > Training of.
United States. > Army > Officers > History > 20th century.
Weltkrieg
Taktik
Führung
Offizier
Militär
Unified operations (Military science)
Tactics.
Military campaigns.
Leadership.
Command of troops.
Armed Forces > Officers > Training of.
Armed Forces > Officers.
Operations interarmes (Science militaire) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Tactique militaire > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Leadership > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Commandement des troupes > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Afrique du Nord.
Unified operations (Military science) > History > 20th century.
Tactics > History > 20th century.
Leadership > United States > History > 20th century.
Command of troops > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Mediterranean Region.
Mittelmeerraum
USA.
United States.
Mediterranean Region.
North Africa.
History.
Electronic books.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • West Point evolution
  • A new approach in the classroom
  • Forging cadets into soldiers: tactical training
  • Into the gym and onto the fields
  • Role models
  • Forging leaders beyond the Hudson
  • Regular Army training
  • The Civilian Conservation Corps and New Deal impacts
  • The Thomason Act diversifies
  • The next step: Army service schools
  • The Army General Headquarters maneuvers
  • Wading in with Torch
  • The Western Task Force arrives in Morocco
  • Mixed results: elite units at Oran
  • Waters at the Torch landings
  • The Big Red One at Oran
  • The training of one division: 1st Armored Division
  • The Eastern Assault Force at Algiers
  • The race for Tunisia
  • Battalion leadership in the fight for Chouigui Pass
  • Medjez el Bab: indicators of weak leadership
  • The struggle to coordinate at Longstop Hill
  • Evaluating armored warfare data
  • A long February in the Tunisian passes
  • Marooned infantrymen: the 168th committed by the II Corps
  • Hightower, leadership traits, and defeat at Faid Pass
  • Alger, overwhelming numbers, and the defeat at Sidi Bou Zid
  • Stopping the bleeding at Kasserine
  • A greenless spring to end Tunisia
  • Operational leadership challenges
  • From el Guettar to Matuer: the infantry divisions put it all together
  • Howze, battle plays, and the breakthrough at Mateur
  • Cole and the issue of greenness
  • The last first battle, Sicily
  • Thunderbirds rising: building learning organizations prior to combat
  • Rock of the Marne overcoming friction at Licata
  • The Fighting First at Gela
  • Paratroopers in action against armor
  • Conclusion
  • Historiography essay.

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