A Historical Review and Analysis of Army Physical Readiness Training and Assessment (Hardcover)

From the foreword: ""The Drillmaster of Valley Forge"-Baron Von Steuben-correctly noted in his "Blue Book" how physical conditioning and health (which he found woefully missing when he joined Washington's camp) would always be directly linked to individual and unit discipline, courage in the fight, and victory on the battlefield. That remains true today. Even an amateur historian, choosing any study on the performance of units in combat, quickly discovers how the levels of conditioning and physical performance of Soldiers is directly proportional to success or failure in the field. In this monograph, Dr. Whitfield "Chip" East provides a pragmatic history of physical readiness training in our Army. He tells us we initially mirrored the professional Armies of Europe as they prepared their forces for war on the continent. Then he introduces us to some master trainers, and shows us how they initiated an American brand of physical conditioning when our forces were found lacking in the early wars of the last century. Finally, he shows us how we have and must incorporate science (even when there exists considerable debate ) to contribute to what we do-and how we do it-in shaping today's Army. Dr. East provides the history, the analysis, and the pragmatism, and all of it is geared to understanding how our Army has and must train Soldiers for the physical demands of combat."

General

Imprint:	Military Bookshop
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	Whitfield B. East • Mark P. Hertling • Combat Studies Institute Press
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	290
ISBN-13:	978-1-78266-362-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	1-78266-362-2
Barcode:	9781782663621

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