A command post at war

"The American Army Headquarters, 1900-1944

Until 1900, the U.S Army's experience with command echelons larger than a corps had been negligible. Surrounded by oceans and weak neighbors, the United States could affordto limit its Army to a constabulary of small garrisons scattered among isolated frontier posts. Armies had consisted of all the units within a particular geographic department, district, or division and rarely exceeded a few thousand men. Given such small forces, army commanders could continue the tradition of personal command, combining within themselves the functions of department head, field force commander, administrator, and troop leader. Many saw command less as a technique of scientific management than as an inspirational, largely intuitive art, in which some individuals naturally excelled and others did not.

......."

Éditeur:

Auteurs:

Pages:

Langues:

Publication:

Version digitale: