LEADER 04041cam a2200553 i 4500001 99125500150706421 005 20240725045926.0 008 210702t20222022coua b 001 0 eng^^ 010 2021025743 020 9781626379589 020 1626379580 |qhardcover 020 |z9781955055031 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)on1260171497 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dYDX 042 pcc 043 e-uk---n-us---e-gx--- 050 00 UD15 |b.L38 2022 082 00 356/.1 |223 100 1 Lauer, G. Stephen, |d1952- |eauthor. 245 10 Forging the anvil : |bcombat units in the US, British, and German infanteries of World War II / |cG. Stephen Lauer. 264 1 Boulder, Colorado : |bLynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., |c2022. 264 4 |c©2022 300 xv, 463 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Foreword / by Major General David Furness (USMC) -- Preface / by Christopher Marsh -- Forging of the anvil -- Finding volunteers : the making of the interwar infantry -- The United Kingdom : lowering selection standards -- The United States : raising selection standards -- Germany : learning from World War II -- Building combat divisions : from conscription to war -- The United Kingdom : fighting a defensive war -- The United States : mobilizing for war -- Germany : fighting an offensive war -- Facing infantry crises : to final victory and defeat -- The United Kingdom : consolidating recruitment and induction -- The United States : improving infantry quality -- Germany : fighting the anvil -- Conclusion -- The anvil forged -- Appendixes -- Comparative ranks -- Small unit organizations -- Court martials -- Non-court martial punishments for commanding officers -- Casualties. 520 "It has long been accepted wisdom that Germany's infantrymen possessed superior tactical ability relative to their Anglo-American adversaries in World War II. Now, drawing on newly available information, Stephen Lauer unpacks that assumption, exploring the conscription, classification, and training methods of the US, British, and German infantries from 1919 through 1945. How did conscripted citizens become foot soldiers willing to fight, and even die, for each other in the face of brutal physical and mental demands? How was it decided which men to assign to combat units? How did each nation engender the social bonds that were essential if soldiers were to succeed-and survive-in their small unit milieus? Addressing these questions of manpower quality, Forging the Anvil is a landmark study of the key factors that influenced the creation of World War II infantries and sustained them in the crucible of close combat"-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Infantry |xHistory |y20th century. 610 10 Great Britain. |bArmy. |bInfantry |xHistory |yWorld War, 1939-1945. 610 10 United States. |bArmy. |bInfantry |xHistory |yWorld War, 1939-1945. 610 10 Germany. |bHeer |xHistory |yWorld War, 1939-1945. 610 17 Germany. |bHeer |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00534549 610 17 Great Britain. |bArmy. |bInfantry |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00585513 610 17 United States. |bArmy. |bInfantry |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00577231 650 7 Infantry. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00972095 647 7 World War |d(1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 |iOnline version:Lauer, G. Stephen, 1952- |tForging the anvil |dBoulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2022 |z9781955055031 |w(DLC) 2021025744 902 010005061 |wcopy |120231012124333.0 910 |cC0710mon |d3110-10 |gYBP 914 (OCoLC)on1260171497 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240717 |eprocessed |f1260171497 960 |o1 |zUSD 961 |fASP |m311010 |nCloth 980 17539983 |i85.00 982 |crcppa 984 20220511 |b170019 |cYBP-US