At the end of the Great War, the U.S. Army faced the challenge of
integrating what it had learned in the failures and ultimate
success of its war effort. During the interwar years the army
sought to balance readiness and modernization in a period of
limited resources and technological advances with profound
implications for the conduct of warfare. In After the Trenches,
William O. Odom traces the development of combat doctrine between
the world wars through an examination of the army's primary
doctrine manuals, the Field Service Regulations.
The Field Service Regulations of 1923 successfully assimilated
the experiences of the First World War and translated them into
viable tactical practice, Odom argues in this unique study. Rapidly
developing technologies generated more efficient tools of war and
greatly expanded the scale, tempo, and complexity of warfare.
Personnel and material shortages led to a decline in the quality of
army doctrine evidenced in the 1939 regulations. Examining the
development of doctrine and the roles of key personalities such as
John Pershing, Hugh Drum, George Lynch, Frank Parker, and Lesley
McNair, Odom concludes that the successive revisions of the manual
left the army scurrying to modernize its woefully outdated doctrine
on the eve of the new war.
This impressively researched study of the doctrine of the
interwar army fills a significant gap in our understanding of the
development of the U.S. Army during the first half of the twentieth
century. It will serve scholars and others interested in military
history as the standard reference on the subject. Moreover, many of
the challenges and conditions that existed seventy years ago
resemble those faced bytoday's army. This study of the army's
historical responses to a declining military budget and an
ever-changing technology will broaden the perspectives of those who
must deal with these important contemporary issues.
General
| Imprint: |
Texas A & M University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Texas A&M University Military History Series |
| Release date: |
June 2008 |
| First published: |
May 2008 |
| Authors: |
William O. Odom
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
296 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-60344-081-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
Land forces & warfare >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-60344-081-X |
| Barcode: |
9781603440813 |
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