Faulkner, Richard Shawn. <br/><br/>
The School of Hard Knocks  Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces /  [Recurso electrónico] : 
Richard S. Faulkner. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - College Station :  Texas A&M University Press,  2012. 
 - 1 online resource (416 p.) 
 - C. A. Brannen series ;  no. 12 .
 - C.A. Brannen series ;  no. 12. Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/> Originally presented as: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kansas State University, 2008. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Combat leadership in the AEF: a tale of Alvin and Charles -- "To be instructed in the dark art and mystery of managing men" -- Small-unit leadership in the Old Army -- "We find ourselves in need of a vast army of officers" -- The stateside selection and training of officers -- "By improvised and uncoordinated means" -- Officer selection and training in 1918 -- "Ninety-day wonders" and "jumped-up sergeants" -- Stateside mobilization and the challenges of small-unit leadership -- "My God! This is Kitchener's army all over again" -- Leader training in the American Expeditionary Forces in France -- "Gone blooey" -- The AEF's systems for addressing officer incompetence and inefficiency -- Noncoms, doughboys and the Sam Brownes -- The relations between the leader and the led in the US Army -- Combat physics and the ugly realities of attritional warfare -- The school of hard knocks -- Combat leadership and the attritional battlefield -- Conclusions: A tale of George and Henry -- Appendix: Organization of AEF infantry rifle companies and platoons. 
<br/><br/>Libro Electrónico 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603446983 1603446982 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army.  American Expeditionary Forces --History.<br/>United States. Army.  American Expeditionary Forces --Operational readiness.<br/>United States. Army.  American Expeditionary Forces --Mobilization.<br/>United States. Army.  American Expeditionary Forces --Unit cohesion.<br/>United States. Army --Non-commissioned officers--Training of.<br/>United States. Army --Officers--Training of.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1914-1918--United States.<br/>Military morale--United States.<br/>Command of troops--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D570.2  / .F38 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.4/1273