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General Lesley J. McNair : unsung architect of the US Army / Mark T. Calhoun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calhoun, Mark T., author.
- Series:
- Modern war studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McNair, Lesley James, 1883-1944.
- McNair, Lesley James.
- United States. Army.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- Soldiers--Training of.
- History.
- Soldiers.
- Military education.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
- Military education--United States--History--20th century.
- United States. Army--Officers--Training of--History--20th century.
- Soldiers--Training of--United States--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1914-1918--Biography.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
- Armed Forces--Officers.
- Armed Forces--Officers--Training of.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2015]
- Contents:
- Innovation in peace and war
- From cadet to commander: birth of an innovator
- World War I
- McNair: war planner
- Interwar education and training
- Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Purdue
- The Army War College class of 1928-1929
- Getting over the hump
- Rise to prominence, 1935-1940
- World War II: the culmination of a career
- Protective mobilization
- Training the Army ground forces
- The Army ground forces at war
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-395) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780700620692
- 0700620699
- OCLC:
- 895730835
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