America's school for war
Subtitle: Fort Leavenworth, officer education, and victory in World War II
By: Peter J. Schifferle.
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780700617142
Subjects: United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Training of -- History -- 20th century; Military education -- United States -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States; Fort Leavenworth (Kan.) -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Great War's effect on the Army Officer Corps; title: The essence of modern war; title: The Leavenworth mission : knowledge, problem-solving, and confidence; title: The Leavenworth staff and faculty; title: The applicatory method; title: The Leavenworth students; title: The most difficult year of their careers; title: National mobilization and the Leavenworth schools; title: Few Leavenworth graduates, a global war's needs.