United States Army in World War II
The Army Ground Forces

The Procurement and Training
of Ground Combat Troops

by
Robert R. Palme
Bell I. Wiley
and
William R. Keast

 

 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF MILITARY HISTORY
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1948

 

This volume is "under development" and will be completed as time allows...

. . . For Those Who Served

Contents

Foreword v
Preface vii
Chapter   Page
I. The Procurement of Enlisted Personnel: The Problem of Quality xiii
II. The Procurement of Officers 87
III. The Provision of Enlisted Replacements 165
IV. Service Schools of the Army Ground Forces 241
V. The Training of Officer Candidates 321
VI. The Training of Enlisted Replacements 365
VII. The Building and Training of Infantry Divisions 429
VIII. The Training of Nondivisional Units 495
IX. The Preparation of Units for Overseas Movement 561
X. Redeployment Training: Plans and Problems 619
Glossary of Abbreviations  
Guide to Footnotes 653
Bibliographical Note 657
Index 665

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