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The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps - The Evolution and Development of the NCO Corps, Portraits of NCOs in Action, Selected Documents
This special volume from the U.S. Army captures the history of the noncommissioned officer - a rich history that continues to evolve.
Army NCOs trace their roots to the beginnings of American military history. They helped Washington preserve the Continental Army at Valley Forge, stood with Winfield Scott at Chippewa, and directed Zachary Taylor's guns at Palo Alto. They carried the nation's colors at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, fought yellow fever in Cuba with Walter Reed, and led Pershing's and Eisenhower's legions into Germany. Whether helping local populations build a village in Southeast Asia or teaching young Iraqi soldiers to conduct operations, American NCOs are leading from the front and are some of our nation's best ambassadors. Over time, through various changes in tactics and technology, Army NCOs have emerged as the Army's small-unit leaders, trainers, and guardians of standards.
Contents * Part The Evolution and Development of the NCO Corps * Birth of an Army, 1775-1860 * The Civil War and Its Aftermath * American Expansion Overseas, 1898-1902 * NCOs Enter the Modern World War I * World War II and Korea * Vietnam and Beyond * The Triumph of Professionalism * Desert Storm, Peacekeeping, and Beyond * Part Portraits of NCOs in Action * To Range the New York, 1760 * An Ordered and Disciplined Virginia, 1781 * Along the Louisiana Territory, 1804 * Checking Cartridge Canada, 1814 * Guardians of Missouri, 1820s * Laying the Mexico, 1847 * Dress on the Virginia, 1864 * Ready for New Mexico, 1870s * Ambulance Corps Cuba, 1898 * Sustaining the France, 1918 * A Hidden Philippines, 1920s * Teamwork, Firepower, Italy, 1944 * Keeping the System Southwest Pacific, 1945 * From Information to Korea, 1952 * Give Me Georgia, 1960 * Into the Vietnam, 1965 * War in a Vietnam, 1969 * Training the CONUS, 1975 * Ready To Germany, 1987 * "Hell Night" on Objective Kuwait, 1991 * Expeditionary An APOD in CONUS, 1990s * War Against Terror in the Afghanistan, 2002 * The Future * Part Selected Documents * Responsibilities * Appendixes * A. Evolution of NCO Insignia * B. A Gallery of Noncommissioned Officer Heroes * C. Suggestions for Further Reading *
Army NCOs trace their roots to the beginnings of American military history. They helped Washington preserve the Continental Army at Valley Forge, stood with Winfield Scott at Chippewa, and directed Zachary Taylor's guns at Palo Alto. They carried the nation's colors at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, fought yellow fever in Cuba with Walter Reed, and led Pershing's and Eisenhower's legions into Germany. Whether helping local populations build a village in Southeast Asia or teaching young Iraqi soldiers to conduct operations, American NCOs are leading from the front and are some of our nation's best ambassadors. Over time, through various changes in tactics and technology, Army NCOs have emerged as the Army's small-unit leaders, trainers, and guardians of standards.
Contents * Part The Evolution and Development of the NCO Corps * Birth of an Army, 1775-1860 * The Civil War and Its Aftermath * American Expansion Overseas, 1898-1902 * NCOs Enter the Modern World War I * World War II and Korea * Vietnam and Beyond * The Triumph of Professionalism * Desert Storm, Peacekeeping, and Beyond * Part Portraits of NCOs in Action * To Range the New York, 1760 * An Ordered and Disciplined Virginia, 1781 * Along the Louisiana Territory, 1804 * Checking Cartridge Canada, 1814 * Guardians of Missouri, 1820s * Laying the Mexico, 1847 * Dress on the Virginia, 1864 * Ready for New Mexico, 1870s * Ambulance Corps Cuba, 1898 * Sustaining the France, 1918 * A Hidden Philippines, 1920s * Teamwork, Firepower, Italy, 1944 * Keeping the System Southwest Pacific, 1945 * From Information to Korea, 1952 * Give Me Georgia, 1960 * Into the Vietnam, 1965 * War in a Vietnam, 1969 * Training the CONUS, 1975 * Ready To Germany, 1987 * "Hell Night" on Objective Kuwait, 1991 * Expeditionary An APOD in CONUS, 1990s * War Against Terror in the Afghanistan, 2002 * The Future * Part Selected Documents * Responsibilities * Appendixes * A. Evolution of NCO Insignia * B. A Gallery of Noncommissioned Officer Heroes * C. Suggestions for Further Reading *
317 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 11, 2012
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