Demobilization Of The Army Of The United States
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Author |
: John Kennedy Ohl |
Publisher |
: Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1555879233 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781555879235 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Minuteman by : John Kennedy Ohl
"Beightler's service in France during World War I and his successful leadership of the 37th in WWII's New Georgia, Bougainville, and Luzon campaigns are portrayed against the often rocky relationship between the Guard and the regular military establishment."--BOOK JACKET.
Author |
: Jason W. Warren |
Publisher |
: NYU Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2016-10-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781479860715 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1479860719 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Drawdown by : Jason W. Warren
Analyzes the cultural attitudes, political decisions, and institutions surrounding the maintenance of armed forces throughout American history While traditionally, Americans view expensive military structure as a poor investment and a threat to liberty, they also require a guarantee of that very freedom, necessitating the employment of armed forces. Beginning with the seventeenth-century wars of the English colonies, Americans typically increased their military capabilities at the beginning of conflicts only to decrease them at the apparent conclusion of hostilities. In Drawdown: The American Way of Postwar, a stellar team of military historians argue that the United States sometimes managed effective drawdowns, sowing the seeds of future victory that Americans eventually reaped. Yet at other times, the drawing down of military capabilities undermined our readiness and flexibility, leading to more costly wars and perhaps defeat. The political choice to reduce military capabilities is influenced by Anglo-American pecuniary decisions and traditional fears of government oppression, and it has been haphazard at best throughout American history. These two factors form the basic American “liberty dilemma,” the vexed relationship between the nation and its military apparatuses from the founding of the first colonies through to present times. With the termination of large-scale operations in Iraq and the winnowing of forces in Afghanistan, the United States military once again faces a significant drawdown in standing force structure and capabilities. The political and military debate currently raging around how best to affect this force reduction continues to lack a proper historical perspective. This volume aspires to inform this dialogue. Not a traditional military history, Drawdown analyzes cultural attitudes, political decisions, and institutions surrounding the maintenance of armed forces.
Author |
: Angel Rabasa |
Publisher |
: RAND Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2011-09-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0833053140 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780833053145 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis From Insurgency to Stability by : Angel Rabasa
This book examines six case studies of insurgencies from around the world to determine the key factors necessary for a successful transition from counterinsurgency to a more stable situation. The authors review the causes of each insurgency and the key players involved, and examine what the government did right--or wrong--to bring the insurgency to an end and to transition to greater stability.
Author |
: Alan Allport |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 276 |
Release |
: 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300140439 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300140436 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Demobbed by : Alan Allport
What happened when millions of British servicemen were demobbed demobilized after World War II? Most had been absent for years, and the joy of arrival was often clouded with ambivalence, regrets, and fears. Returning soldiers faced both practical and psychological problems, from reasserting their place in the family home to rejoining a much-altered labor force. Civilians worried that their homecoming heroes had been barbarized by their experiences and would bring crime and violence back from the battlefield. Drawing on personal letters and diaries, newspapers, reports, novels, and films, Alan Allport illuminates the darker side of the homecoming experience for ex-servicemen, their families, and society at large a gripping story that s in danger of being lost to national memory."
Author |
: Robert W. Coakley |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 930 |
Release |
: 1968 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951D037537049 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Global Logistics and Strategy by : Robert W. Coakley
The changing character of the strategic-logistical problems faced by the Washington high command in the last two years of the war when U.S. and Allied forces achieved material superiority over their enemies on almost every front.
Author |
: Raymond Millen |
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: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1919-02-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1732565902 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781732565906 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bury the Dead, Feed the Living by : Raymond Millen
Author |
: Waldo Heinrichs |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 744 |
Release |
: 2017-05-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190616762 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190616768 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Implacable Foes by : Waldo Heinrichs
On May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day-shortened to "V.E. Day"-brought with it the demise of Nazi Germany. But for the Allies, the war was only half-won. Exhausted but exuberant American soldiers, ready to return home, were sent to join the fighting in the Pacific, which by the spring and summer of 1945 had turned into a gruelling campaign of bloody attrition against an enemy determined to fight to the last man. Germany had surrendered unconditionally. The Japanese would clearly make the conditions of victory extraordinarily high. In the United States, Americans clamored for their troops to come home and for a return to a peacetime economy. Politics intruded upon military policy while a new and untested president struggled to strategize among a military command that was often mired in rivalry. The task of defeating the Japanese seemed nearly unsurmountable, even while plans to invade the home islands were being drawn. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall warned of the toll that "the agony of enduring battle" would likely take. General Douglas MacArthur clashed with Marshall and Admiral Nimitz over the most effective way to defeat the increasingly resilient Japanese combatants. In the midst of this division, the Army began a program of partial demobilization of troops in Europe, which depleted units at a time when they most needed experienced soldiers. In this context of military emergency, the fearsome projections of the human cost of invading the Japanese homeland, and weakening social and political will, victory was salvaged by means of a horrific new weapon. As one Army staff officer admitted, "The capitulation of Hirohito saved our necks." In Implacable Foes, award-winning historians Waldo Heinrichs (a veteran of both theatres of war in World War II) and Marc Gallicchio bring to life the final year of World War Two in the Pacific right up to the dropping of the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, evoking not only Japanese policies of desperate defense, but the sometimes rancorous debates on the home front. They deliver a gripping and provocative narrative that challenges the decision-making of U.S. leaders and delineates the consequences of prioritizing the European front. The result is a masterly work of military history that evaluates the nearly insurmountable trials associated with waging global war and the sacrifices necessary to succeed.
Author |
: Earl F. Ziemke |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 508 |
Release |
: 1975 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCR:31210002685996 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis The U.S. Army in the Occupation of Germany, 1944-1946 by : Earl F. Ziemke
Author |
: Jonathan Mallory House |
Publisher |
: DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 235 |
Release |
: 1985 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781428915831 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1428915834 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Toward Combined Arms Warfare by : Jonathan Mallory House
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 572 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015087420959 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Military History, Volume II by :
From the Publisher: This latest edition of an official U.S. Government military history classic provides an authoritative historical survey of the organization and accomplishments of the United States Army. This scholarly yet readable book is designed to inculcate an awareness of our nation's military past and to demonstrate that the study of military history is an essential ingredient in leadership development. It is also an essential addition to any personal military history library.