Draftee Division : The 88th Infantry Division in World War II /

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The involuntary soldiers of an unmilitary people such were the forces that American military planners had to pit against hardened Axis veterans, yet prewar unpreparedness dictated that whole divisions of such men would go to war under the supervision of tiny professional cadres. Much to his surprise...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, John Sloan, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1986.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Infantry Division, 88th.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Division, 88th > History.
Regimental histories.
Draftees.
HISTORY > Military > United States.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Recrues > États-Unis > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unites > États-Unis.
Draftees > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The involuntary soldiers of an unmilitary people such were the forces that American military planners had to pit against hardened Axis veterans, yet prewar unpreparedness dictated that whole divisions of such men would go to war under the supervision of tiny professional cadres. Much to his surprise and delight, Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall found that the 88th Infantry Division, his first draftee division, ""fought like wildcats"" and readily outclassed its German adversaries while measuring up to the best Regular Army divisions. Draftee Division is at once a history of the 8.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813162263

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