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Draftee Division - The 88th Infantry Division in World War II (Paperback)
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Draftee Division - The 88th Infantry Division in World War II (Paperback)
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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 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 88th Division, an analysis of American unit mobilization
during World War II, and an insight into the savage Italian
Campaign. After an introduction placing the division in historical
context, separate chapters address personnel, training, logistics,
and overseas deployment. Another chapter focuses upon preliminary
adjustments to the realities of combat, after which two chapters
trace the 88th's climactic drive through the Gustav Line into Rome
itself. A final chapter takes the veteran 88th to final victory. Of
particular interest are observations concerning differences
connected with mobilization between the 88th and less successful
divisions and discussions of the contemporary relevance of the
88th's experiences. Draftee Division is especially rich in its
sources. John Sloan Brown, with close ties to the division, has
secured extensive and candid contributions from veterans. To these
he has added a full array of archival and secondary sources. The
result is a definitive study of American cadremen creating a
division out of raw draftees and leading them on to creditable
victories. Its findings will be important for military and social
historians and for students of defense policy
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