Report Of Activities Army Ground Forces Wwii - A Summary Of Army Ground Forces During The Second World War. Army Ground Forces Headquarters

"The vast scope of U.S. Army Ground Forces activities in World War II is boiled down to less than 50 pages of text, graphs, photographs, and charts with this volume, published in 1946. Eight different chapters discuss the development, training, supply, personnel, organization, and deployment of the American ground soldier from the organization of Army Ground Forces in March, 1942 until the surrender of Japan. The booklet concludes; "The G.I. of World War II proved a worth successor to his ancestors-in-arms. If this country should ever again be forced into combat, the ground soldier will then, as before, mark our progress along the path to victory. " Sheet Width (in) 9 Sheet Height (in) 12 Condition Description 48 pp. booklet with stapled binding and original stiff paper wraps. Covers show scattered soiling and wear consistent with age. Moderate dampstaing visible on the fore-edge of most of the pages and along the spine, though the effect is minimal. A decent reading copy, between fair and good overall.