The combat leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces Faulkner, Richard Shawn. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. txu College Station, Tex Texas A&M University Press 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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xiii, 392 p. : ill., ports. 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. Richard S. Faulkner. Originally presented as: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kansas State University, 2008. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- 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 D570.2 .F38 2012eb 940.4/1273 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10561954 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10561954 CaPaEBR 110615 ebr10561954