U.S. Army Doctrine: From the American Revolution to the War on Terror (Modern War Studies)
"A superb and highly readable guide to the common threads of American military theory from the Revolution to the present. . . . Convincingly demonstrates that the U.S. Army's warfighting doctrine has been and remains a relevant guide to effectiveness in war."--Jonathan M. House, author ofCombined Arms Warfare in the Twentieth Century"Kretchik's comprehensive study traces the most important intellectual threads that have shaped the Army's performance in both peace and war and deflates the myth that the United States Army thrives on chaos and cares little for doctrine."--Conrad Crane, coauthor ofCounterinsurgency(Army/Marine Field Manual 3-24)