Biography Of A Battalion: The Life And Times Of An Infantry Battalion In Europe In World War II

Biography Of A Battalion: The Life And Times Of An Infantry Battalion In Europe In World War II
Author: Major James A. Huston
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2016-01-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1786258137

During World War II, James A Huston served as an operations officer in the 3rd Battalion, 134th Infantry, a unit that helped to liberate or capture dozens of cities across France, Belgium, and Germany. From July 1944 through April 1945, the regiment captured 8,974 prisoners of war and covered over 1,500 combat miles, but lost 10,046 men in the process. “Biography of a Battalion” recreates the action and provides an account of the war from one soldier who lived through it.

Biography of a Battalion

Biography of a Battalion
Author: James A. Huston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1950
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780811726948

During WWII, the 134th Infantry, helped to liberate dozens of cities across France, Belgium, and Germany. From July 1944 through April 1945, the regiment captured 8,974 prisoners of war and covered over 1,500 combat miles. This biography aims to recreate the action and provides an account of the war from one soldier who lived through it.

Biography of a Battalion

Biography of a Battalion
Author: James Alvin Huston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 354
Release: 1950
Genre: World War, 1939-1945
ISBN:

Omhandler 3rd Battalion, 134th Infantry (35th Division) operationer i Normandiet erobring af St. Lo under general Bradley's First Army samt fremrykningen igennem Frankrig til Bastogne og Ardennerne.

Unit Histories of World War II and After

Unit Histories of World War II and After
Author: United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1953
Genre: World War, 1939-1945
ISBN:

The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army

The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2004
Genre:
ISBN: 1428910220

This work provides an organizational history of the maneuver brigade and case studies of its employment throughout the various wars. Apart from the text, the appendices at the end of the work provide a ready reference to all brigade organizations used in the Army since 1917 and the history of the brigade colors.

The Evolution of US Army Tactical Doctrine, 1946-76

The Evolution of US Army Tactical Doctrine, 1946-76
Author: Robert A. Doughty
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1979
Genre: Military art and science
ISBN:

This paper focuses on the formulation of doctrine since World War II. In no comparable period in history have the dimensions of the battlefield been so altered by rapid technological changes. The need for the tactical doctrines of the Army to remain correspondingly abreast of these changes is thus more pressing than ever before. Future conflicts are not likely to develop in the leisurely fashions of the past where tactical doctrines could be refined on the battlefield itself. It is, therefore, imperative that we apprehend future problems with as much accuracy as possible. One means of doing so is to pay particular attention to the business of how the Army's doctrine has developed historically, with a view to improving methods of future development.

Eventide

Eventide
Author: Kent Haruf
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2004-05-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1400043018

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The award-winning, bestselling author of Plainsong returns to the high-plains town of Holt, Colorado, with a novel that unveils the immemorial truths about human beings: their fragility and resilience, their selfishness and goodness, and their ability to find family in one another. • "Storytelling at its best.” —Entertainment Weekly The aging McPheron brothers are learning to live without Victoria Roubideaux, the single mother they took in and who has now left their ranch to start college. A lonely young boy stoically cares for his grandfather while a disabled couple tries to protect their a violent relative. As these lives unfold and intersect, Eventide reveals Kent Haruf as a novelist of masterful authority. “Stunning.... The dry, cold air of Colorado's high plains seems to intensify the light Kent Haruf shines on every character in his masterful novel.... A book of hope, hope as plain and hard-won as Haruf's keenly styled prose.” —O, The Oprah Magazine

The Other End of the Spear

The Other End of the Spear
Author: John J. Mcgrath
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2011-09-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1105056155

This book looks at several troop categories based on primary function and analyzes the ratio between these categories to develop a general historical ratio. This ratio is called the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. McGrath's study finds that this ratio, among types of deployed US forces, has steadily declined since World War II, just as the nature of warfare itself has changed. At the same time, the percentage of deployed forces devoted to logistics functions and to base and life support functions have increased, especially with the advent of the large-scale of use of civilian contractors. This work provides a unique analysis of the size and composition of military forces as found in historical patterns. Extensively illustrated with charts, diagrams, and tables. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute Press)