An Uncertain Trumpet: The Evolution of U.S. Army Infantry Doctrine, 1919-1941 (Contributions in Military Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

An Uncertain Trumpet: The Evolution of U.S. Army Infantry Doctrine, 1919-1941 (Contributions in Military Studies) Book

Faced with severe budgetary constraints, a radically reduced force structure, and a crippling intellectual dogmatism, the American Infantry struggled throughout the interwar years to modernize its doctrine. Finlayson examines these difficulties, beginning with an overview of the experiences of the primary combatants of the First World War, comparing their battlefield doctrines with that of the American Expeditionary Force. The brief American appearance on the battlefield did much to shape the convictions of those men assigned the task of developing doctrine after the war. The US entry into the Second World War would, unfortunately, find the infantry branch only partially prepared for the battlefield of 1942.Read More

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  • 0313313547
  • 9780313313547
  • Kenneth Finlayson
  • 30 July 2001
  • Greenwood Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 208
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