US Army Armor Doctrine – Adapting to Reality

In this episode, I'm joined by MAJ Jason Boswell to discuss Armor Doctrine development that will ultimately impact how the US Army's Armored Forces conduct themselves and their operations in 1944. This includes talk of the Interwar Period, between the First and Second World Wars, and the late 1930s through 1941, with talk of the 1941 GHQ Maneuvers which were the main event in the beginning of this series - before it was Why We Fight, the first year was called Building an American Army.

Links

From Horses to Horsepower: The Mechanization and Demise of the US Cavalry, 1916-1950 by Alexander Bielakowski

(Amazon)

Mobility, Shock, Firepower: The Emergence of the US Army's Armor Branch, 1917-1945 by Robert S. Cameron

(https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/Mobility_Shock_and_Firepower/CMH_30-23-1.pdf)

The US Army GHQ Maneuvers of 1941 by Christopher Gable

(https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/070/70-41-1/CMH_Pub_70-41-1.pdf)

In the Presence of Soldiers: The 2nd Army Maneuvers & Other World War II Activity in Tennessee by Woody Cillin

(Amazon)

General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army by Dr. Mark Calhoun

(Amazon)

The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor by Paul Dickson

(Amazon)

Monschau's Lucky 38 by Jason Boswell

(Amazon)

Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)

Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)