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General William E. Depuy : preparing the Army for modern war / Henry G. Gole ; with a foreword by William A. Stofft.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gole, Henry G., 1933-
- Series:
- American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
- American warriors
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- Military education--United States--History--20th century.
- Military education.
- United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army--History--20th century.
- United States. Army Training and Doctrine Command--History--20th century.
- DePuy, William E. (William Eugene), 1919-1992.
- DePuy, William E.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (407 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Considered one of most influential U. S. military officers of the twentieth century, William E. DePuy (1919--1992) developed the education and training program that regenerated the U.S. Army after the Vietnam War. Henry G. Gole draws from sources such as transcripts and letters in DePuy's personal papers, interviews with those who knew him best, and secondary literature to trace DePuy's life from child to decorated officer to commander of Training and Doctrine Command. General William E. DePuy: Preparing the Army for Modern War is the first book-length biography of the important figure who
- Contents:
- Front cover; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Dakota Days; 2. Apprentice to Journeyman; 3. The 90th Division Goes to School; 4. The 90th Breaks Out; 5. Regular Army; 6. CIA Detail; 7. Armed Forces Staff College and a Second Battalion Command; 8. Clever Chaps; 9. School in London: Command in Schweinfurt; 10. Back to Washington; Photo insert; 11. Vietnam; 12. The Big Red One; 13. SACSA, Tet, and Policy Review; 14. To Fix a Broken Army; 15. TRADOC Commander; 16. Retirement, Illness, Taps; 17. Legacy; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- "An AUSA book"--Ser. t.p.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-341) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613233295
- 9780813135168
- 0813135168
- 9781283233293
- 1283233290
- 9780813173016
- 0813173019
- OCLC:
- 262835192
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