Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-395) and index.
Contents
Innovation in peace and war -- From cadet to commander: birth of an innovator -- World War I -- McNair: war planner -- Interwar education and training -- Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Purdue -- The Army War College class of 1928-1929 -- Getting over the hump -- Rise to prominence, 1935-1940 -- World War II: the culmination of a career -- Protective mobilization -- Training the Army ground forces -- The Army ground forces at war -- Epilogue.
