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245 14 a| The school of hard knocksh| [electronic resource] :b| combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces /c| Richard S. Faulkner.;

246 30 a| Combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| College Station :b| Texas A&M University Press,;

300 a| xiii, 392 p.:b| ill., maps;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| C. A. Brannen series ;v| no. 12;

500 a| Originally presented as: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kansas State University, 2008.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Combat leadership in the AEF: a tale of Alvin and Charles -- "To be instructed in the dark art and mystery of managing men" -- Small-unit leadership in the Old Army -- "We find ourselves in need of a vast army of officers" -- The stateside selection and training of officers -- "By improvised and uncoordinated means" -- Officer selection and training in 1918 -- "Ninety-day wonders" and "jumped-up sergeants" -- Stateside mobilization and the challenges of small-unit leadership -- "My God! This is Kitchener's army all over again" -- Leader training in the American Expeditionary Forces in France -- "Gone blooey" -- The AEF's systems for addressing officer incompetence and inefficiency -- Noncoms, doughboys and the Sam Brownes -- The relations between the leader and the led in the US Army -- Combat physics and the ugly realities of attritional warfare -- The school of hard knocks -- Combat leadership and the attritional battlefield -- Conclusions: A tale of George and Henry -- Appendix: Organization of AEF infantry rifle companies and platoons.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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The school of hard knocks combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces / Richard S. Faulkner.

Author/creator	Faulkner, Richard Shawn
Format	Electronic
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	College Station : Texas A&M University Press,
Description	xiii, 392 p.: ill., maps; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2012 Subject Collection
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	United States. Army--Officers. --Training of. United States. Army--Non-commissioned officers. --Training of. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--Unit cohesion. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--Mobilization. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--Operational readiness. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--History. Command of troops--History. --20th century. Military morale--United States. World War, 1914-1918--United States.

Portion of title	Combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces
Series	C. A. Brannen series ; no. 12 C.A. Brannen series ; no. 12. ^A375727
Contents	Combat leadership in the AEF: a tale of Alvin and Charles -- "To be instructed in the dark art and mystery of managing men" -- Small-unit leadership in the Old Army -- "We find ourselves in need of a vast army of officers" -- The stateside selection and training of officers -- "By improvised and uncoordinated means" -- Officer selection and training in 1918 -- "Ninety-day wonders" and "jumped-up sergeants" -- Stateside mobilization and the challenges of small-unit leadership -- "My God! This is Kitchener's army all over again" -- Leader training in the American Expeditionary Forces in France -- "Gone blooey" -- The AEF's systems for addressing officer incompetence and inefficiency -- Noncoms, doughboys and the Sam Brownes -- The relations between the leader and the led in the US Army -- Combat physics and the ugly realities of attritional warfare -- The school of hard knocks -- Combat leadership and the attritional battlefield -- Conclusions: A tale of George and Henry -- Appendix: Organization of AEF infantry rifle companies and platoons.
General note	Originally presented as: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kansas State University, 2008.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011025679
ISBN	9781603442978 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1603442979 (cloth)
ISBN	9781603446983 (e-book)
ISBN	1603446982 (e-book)

The school of hard knocks combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces / Richard S. Faulkner.

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