Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. West Point Evolution
-A New Approach in the Classroom
-Forging Cadets into Soldiers: Tactical Training
-Into the Gym and onto the Fields
-Role Models
2. Forging Leaders beyond the Hudson
-Regular Army Training
-The Civilian Conservation Corps and New Deal Impacts
-The Thomason Act Diversifies
-The Next Step: Army Service Schools
-The Army General Headquarters Maneuvers
3. Wading in with TORCH
-The Western Task Force Arrives in Morocco
-Mixed Results: Elite Units at Oran
-Waters at the TORCH Landings
-The Big Red One at Oran
-The Training of One Division: 1st Armored Division
-The Eastern Assault Force at Algiers
4. The Race for Tunisia
-Battalion Leadership in the Fight for Chouigui Pass
-Medjez El Bab: Indicators of Weak Leadership
-The Struggle to Coordinate at Longstop Hill
-Evaluating Armored Warfare Data
5. A Long February in the Tunisian Passes
-Marooned Infantrymen: The 168th Committed by the II Corps
-Hightower, Leadership Traits, and Defeat at Faid Pass
-Alger, Overwhelming Numbers, and the Defeat at Sidi Bou Zid
-Stopping the Bleeding at Kasserine
6. A Greenless Spring to End Tunisia
-Operational Leadership Challenges
-From El Guettar to Matuer: The Infantry Divisions Put It All Together
-Howze, Battle Plays, and the Breakthrough at Mateur
-Cole and the Issue of Greenness
7. The Last First Battle, Sicily
-Thunderbirds Rising: Building Learning Organizations Prior to Combat
-Rock of the Marne Overcoming Friction at Licata
-The Fighting First at Gela
-Paratroopers in Action against Armor
Conclusion
Historiography Essay
Notes
Bibliography
Index