The road to rainbow : army planning for global war, 1934-1940 / Henry G. Gole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gole, Henry G., 1933-

Series:

AUSA Institute of Land Warfare book

Association of the U.S. Army book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Army War College (U.S.)--History--20th century.

Army War College (U.S.).

Military planning--United States--History--20th century.

Military planning.

History.

United States.

Strategy--History--20th century.

Strategy.

Physical Description:

xxi, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2003]

Contents:

1 American Military Preparedness between the World Wars 3

2 The Army War College, Strategic Continuity, and Service Preferences 17

3 Plans and Planning 27

Part II Participation with Allies and Two-Front War

4 1934: War with Japan 39

5 1935: The Nazi Confederation 48

6 1936: The Central Coalition 58

7 1937: Europe and the Pacific 67

Part III Defending the Western Hemisphere and Orange Revisited

8 1938: Orange and Purple 81

9 1939: Orange and Purple Again 94

10 1940: School's Out 104

11 War College Plans and "Official" Plans 113

12 Professionals in a Small Army 122

13 AWC Graduates in the Transition from Peace to War 133

A AWC Graduates 1934-1940 Who Served in WPD 1935-1945 159

B AWC Graduates 1934-1939 in High-Level Staff Jobs, March 1940 161

C AWC Graduates 1934-1940 in High-Level Staff Jobs, November 1941 163

D Eisenhower's OPD Roster by Rank, 3 April 1942 165

E Colors, War Plans 166

F The War Planning Process 167

G AWC Graduates 1934-1940, by Year 170

H AWC Graduates 1934-1940 Who Attained Flag Rank 180.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-217) and index.

ISBN:

1557504091

OCLC:

50243589