Staff Officers in Gray
Title | Staff Officers in Gray PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. L. Krick |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2003-12-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0807863076 |
This indispensable Civil War reference profiles some 2,300 staff officers in Robert E. Lee's famous Army of Northern Virginia. These men--ordnance officers, engineers, aides-de-camp, and quartermasters, among others--worked at the side of many of the Confederacy's greatest figures, helping to feed and clothe the army, maintain its discipline, and operate its military machinery. A typical entry includes the officer's full name, the date and place of his birth and death, details of his education and occupation, and a synopsis of his military record. An introduction discusses the role of staff officers in the Confederate army, describes the evolution and importance of individual staff positions, and makes some broad generalizations about the officers' common characteristics. Two appendixes provide a list of more than 3,000 staff officers who served in other armies of the Confederacy and complete rosters of known staff officers of each general in the Army of Northern Virginia. Synthesizing the contents of thousands of unpublished official documents, Staff Officers in Gray will be of interest to anyone studying the battles, personnel, and organization of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Staff Officers' Field Manual
Title | Staff Officers' Field Manual PDF eBook |
Author | United States. War Department. General Staff |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | Armies |
ISBN |
Staff Officers' Field Manual
Title | Staff Officers' Field Manual PDF eBook |
Author | United States. War Dept. General Staff |
Publisher | |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | Armies |
ISBN |
Staff Officers' Field Manual
Title | Staff Officers' Field Manual PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Adjutant-General's Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Chancellorsville Staff Ride: Briefing Book [Illustrated Edition]
Title | Chancellorsville Staff Ride: Briefing Book [Illustrated Edition] PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Ballard |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2014-08-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1782898565 |
Contains more than 20 maps, diagrams and illustrations Although "Fighting Joe" Hooker skillfully executes a well-conceived plan and out-flanks his adversary, months of offensive planning are shelved as he suddenly orders his army on the defensive. Lee seizes the initiative and achieves what has often been called his most brilliant victory. How could this happen when Hooker's army outnumbers that of Lee 2 to 1 and is far superior in artillery and logistics? Answers to these and other questions concerning leadership, communications, use of terrain, and the psychology of men in battle, are often found by personal reconnaissance of the battlefield. This book offers a staff ride briefing of Chancellorsville. Since 1906 staff rides have been used to in the education of U.S. Army officers to narrow the gap between peacetime training and war.
The Armed Forces Officer
Title | The Armed Forces Officer PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Moody Swain |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Study Aids |
ISBN | 9780160937583 |
In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.
Grayisms
Title | Grayisms PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Otte |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2014-11-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780989855686 |
Grayisms are recurring statements made by General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. USMC (Retired) who served as the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as such, before his retirement in 1991 a military advisor to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Many believe General Gray transformed the Marine Corps during his 41 years of service with his unique form of leadership. As a visionary, he is credited with having prepared the Marine Corps for the 21st Century.