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050 00 $aD766$b.B36 2013
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100 1 $aBarry, Steven Thomas.
245 10 $aBattalion commanders at war :$bU.S. Army tactical leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943 /$cSteven Thomas Barry.
246 30 $aU.S. Army tactical leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943
264 1 $aLawrence, Kansas :$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$c[2013]
300 $ax, 258 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aModern war studies
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index.
505 0 $aWest Point evolution -- A new approach in the classroom -- Forging cadets into soldiers: tactical training -- Into the gym and onto the fields -- Role models -- Forging leaders beyond the Hudson -- Regular Army training -- The Civilian Conservation Corps and New Deal impacts -- The Thomason Act diversifies -- The next step: Army service schools -- The Army General Headquarters maneuvers -- Wading in with Torch -- The Western Task Force arrives in Morocco -- Mixed results: elite units at Oran -- Waters at the Torch landings -- The Big Red One at Oran -- The training of one division: 1st Armored Division -- The Eastern Assault Force at Algiers -- The race for Tunisia -- Battalion leadership in the fight for Chouigui Pass -- Medjez el Bab: indicators of weak leadership -- The struggle to coordinate at Longstop Hill -- Evaluating armored warfare data -- A long February in the Tunisian passes -- Marooned infantrymen: the 168th committed by the II Corps -- Hightower, leadership traits, and defeat at Faid Pass -- Alger, overwhelming numbers, and the defeat at Sidi Bou Zid -- Stopping the bleeding at Kasserine -- A greenless spring to end Tunisia -- Operational leadership challenges -- From el Guettar to Matuer: the infantry divisions put it all together -- Howze, battle plays, and the breakthrough at Mateur -- Cole and the issue of greenness -- The last first battle, Sicily -- Thunderbirds rising: building learning organizations prior to combat -- Rock of the Marne overcoming friction at Licata -- The Fighting First at Gela -- Paratroopers in action against armor -- Conclusion -- Historiography essay.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zMediterranean Region.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zAfrica, North.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$xOfficers$xHistory$y20th century.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$xOfficers$xTraining of.
650 0 $aCommand of troops$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aLeadership$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aTactics$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aUnified operations (Military science)$xHistory$y20th century.
830 0 $aModern war studies.
852 00 $bglx$hD766$i.B36 2013