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America's First Battles, 1776-1965

Charles E. Heller

This volume, a collection of eleven original essays by many of the foremost U.S. military historians, focuses on the transition of the Army from parade ground to battleground in each of nine wars the United States has fought. Through careful analysis of organization, training, and tactical doctrine,...

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History That Doesn't Suck

The book was brought up to support the observation that the U.S. often has a less than great entry into conflicts, learning lessons from initial failures to fix things later. The speaker suggested that in the next war, the Army will not have the luxury of losing the first fight and recovering.

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So there's a great book, America's first battles. I'm sure you've read it in your, you know, we, we kind of got a track record in the U S of not having a great entry into conflict.

— Episode: 182: A Prologue to World War II: US Army...

Episode: 182: A Prologue to World War II: US Army Interwar...

The book was brought up to support the observation that the U.S. often has a less than great entry into conflicts, learning lessons from initial failures to fix things later. The speaker suggested that in the next war, the Army will not have the luxury of losing the first fight and recovering.

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So there's a great book, America's first battles. I'm sure you've read it in your, you know, we, we kind of got a track record in the U S of not having a great entry into conflict.

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