James E Hewes

This book chronicles the story of the US Army's organization and administration over the course of a half century. Originally published in 1974, it is too old to cover changes during and since the war in Vietnam. Similarly, it takes up circa 1900, so a reader interested in the 19th century would have to find another book. It therefore forms part of a (yet unwritten) series. However, it is quite fascinating in the story it tells, which is basically a long struggle for reform against reactionary forces. The story of how the US Army discarded the organization that it needed for victory, and then gradually reinstated parts of it is well told.… (meer)