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Bezig met laden... The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War Idoor Mark Ethan Grotelueschen
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a really excellent comparative study of the process by which doctrinal change happened in the United States Army during the Great War, in which the process by which the 1st, 2nd, 26th and 77th Divisions evolved away from the formal concept of "Open Warfare" (with its anachronistic emphasis on the elan of the rifleman) towards the systems based on fire-power and synchronization that tactical and operational success in 1914-18 was based upon. Much depended on the attitude of the commander presiding over the division in question, and the matter of just how much training time the units could cadge for themselves. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
This 2007 book provides the most comprehensive examination of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) combat doctrine and methods ever published. It shows how AEF combat units actually fought on the Western Front in World War I. It describes how four AEF divisions (the 1st, 2nd, 26th, and 77th) planned and conducted their battles and how they adapted their doctrine, tactics, and other operational methods during the war. General John Pershing and other AEF leaders promulgated an inadequate prewar doctrine, with only minor modification, as the official doctrine of the AEF. Many early American attacks suffered from these unrealistic ideas that retained too much faith in the infantry rifleman on the modern battlefield. However, many AEF divisions adjusted their doctrine and operational methods as they fought, preparing more comprehensive attack plans, employing flexible infantry formations, and maximizing firepower to seize limited objectives. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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