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History That Doesn't Suck
This official US Army field manual was mentioned as one that features stories at the beginning of each chapter, with Corporal Alvin York being one example. The manual's introduction emphasized the task to look ahead to the future and noted that the Army's capability is due to its agility to meet challenges in a changing world.
In this book, I understand that each of the chapters begins with the story, which of course, I love that approach. In fact, a number of my listeners would be familiar with World War I's at the time, C...
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This official US Army field manual was mentioned as one that features stories at the beginning of each chapter, with Corporal Alvin York being one example. The manual's introduction emphasized the task to look ahead to the future and noted that the Army's capability is due to its agility to meet challenges in a changing world.
In this book, I understand that each of the chapters begins with the story, which of course, I love that approach. In fact, a number of my listeners would be familiar with World War I's at the time, Corporal Alvin York. He's featured in there.
it is your task to look ahead to the future as well. Our Army has an incredible history, but we are the most capable land force in the world because of our ability and agility to meet the challenges of a changing world.
That manual you're quoting from is a field manual one, which we have a lot of doctrine in the Army. It's awesome. It's one of our strengths. That piece is interesting because it is personally written by the chief of staff of the Army.