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The Bradley and How It Got That Way - Technology, Institutions, and the Problem of Mechanized Infantry in the United States Army (Hardcover, New)
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The Bradley and How It Got That Way - Technology, Institutions, and the Problem of Mechanized Infantry in the United States Army (Hardcover, New)
Series: Contributions in Military Studies
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The mechanized infantry is one of the least-studied components of
the U.S. Army's combat arms, and its most visable piece of
equipment, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, is one of the military's
most controversial pieces of equipment. This study traces the idea
of mechanized infantry from its roots in the early armored
operations of World War I, through its fruition in World War II, to
its drastic transformation in response to the threat of a nuclear,
biological, and chemical battlefield. The U.S. Army's doctrinal
migration from the idea of specialized "armored infantry" to that
of more generalized "mechanized infantry" led to problematic
consequences in training and equipping the force. Haworth explores
the origins, conduct, and outcome of the Bradley controversy, along
with its implications for Army institutional cultures, force
designs, and doctrines. Challenging traditional partisan views of
the Bradley program, Haworth goes to the roots of the issue. The
author details the mechanized infantry's problematic status in the
Army's traditional division of roles and missions between its
Infantry and Armored branches. While new conditions demand new
equipment, old institutions and current commitments inevitably
complicate matters; thus, traditional infantry considerations have
driven the Bradley's requirements. The raw capability of the
vehicle and the fortitude and ingenuity of its users have to some
extent compensated for the conflicting pressures in its design.
However, the reluctance of the Army to see mechanized infantry as a
specialty has led to the problem the vehicle has faced, as this
book clearly shows.
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