| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 364 pages, 24 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps, plans. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
American warriors
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American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
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| Note |
"An AUSA book"--Ser. title page. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-341) and index. |
| Summary |
Considered one of most influential U.S. military officers of the twentieth century, William E. DePuy (1919-1992) developed the education and training program that regenerated the U.S. Army after the Vietnam War. Henry G. Gole draws from sources such as transcripts and letters in DePuy's personal papers, interviews with those who knew him best, and secondary literature to trace DePuy's life from child to decorated officer to commander of Training and Doctrine Command. General William E. DePuy: Preparing the Army for Modern War is the first book-length biography of the important figure who revo. |
| Contents |
Front cover; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Dakota Days; 2. Apprentice to Journeyman; 3. The 90th Division Goes to School; 4. The 90th Breaks Out; 5. Regular Army; 6. CIA Detail; 7. Armed Forces Staff College and a Second Battalion Command; 8. Clever Chaps; 9. School in London: Command in Schweinfurt; 10. Back to Washington; Photo insert; 11. Vietnam; 12. The Big Red One; 13. SACSA, Tet, and Policy Review; 14. To Fix a Broken Army; 15. TRADOC Commander; 16. Retirement, Illness, Taps; 17. Legacy; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
DePuy, William E. (William Eugene), 1919-1992.
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DePuy, William E. (William Eugene), 1919-1992. |
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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United States. Army. |
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Biographies.
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| Subject |
United States. Army -- History -- 20th century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States. Army Training and Doctrine Command -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Army Training and Doctrine Command. |
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals. |
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United States. |
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Military education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Military education. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gole, Henry G., 1933- General William E. Depuy. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008 9780813125008 0813125006 (DLC) 2008028002 (OCoLC)213840192 |
| ISBN |
9780813173016 (electronic book) |
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0813173019 (electronic book) |
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9780813138930 (electronic book) |
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0813138930 (electronic book) |
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9780813125008 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0813125006 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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