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US Army Infantry Divisions 1944-45 (Battle Orders)

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The infantry division was the basic building block of the US Army in WW2. Armored Divisions had more dashing stories, the airborne units have developed a mythic legend, but the standard infantry division was always there in any theater of war, in attack or defense. They took the best the Axis could throw against them or put in their way and usually came out on top. This book from Osprey takes a look at the structure of the division. The same basic divisional structure worked in the heat of the Pacific islands, in the maountains of Italy, through the bocage of France right to the gates of Berlin and Tokyo. Supporting arms are examined and explained, the command structure is listed and many of the weapons are listed. The informative text is backed up with photos, charts, maps, and full-color drawings. A useful guide to the WW2 buff, military historian, wargamer, or someone who enjoys looking at the structure of large organizations. A good book and quite reasonably priced.

John Sayen's US ARMY INFANTRY DIVISIONS 1944-45 reviews the organization, tactics, and military doctrine of the U.S. Infantry from 1944-45, surveying a period when many major changes were made to an army structure which resisted changes. All divisions are outlined and resources and changes surveyed in a specialty title recommended for any in-depth World War II collection.

U.S. ARMY INFANTRY DIVISIONS, 1944-1945
JOHN SAYEN
OSPREY PUBLISHING, 2007
QUALITY SOFTCOVER, $23.95, 96 PAGES, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, CHARTS, ILLUSTRATIONS, TABLES


Author John Sayen's follow-up book to his well-written and well-received U.S. Army Infantry Divisions, 1942-1943, U.S. ARMY INFANTRY DIVISIONS, 1944-1945 covers in detail the critical period 1944-1945 when changes instituted by Lt. General Leslie J. McNair, the then head of the U.S. Army Ground Forces and an organizational genius, were imposed on an army reluctant to change. This excellant follow-up to his previous book includes tables outlining all sixty-six U.S. Army infantry divisions that served during World War II and analyzes the organization of manpower and resources that turned these peacetime divisions into a war-winning army.


Lt. Colonel Robert A. Lynn, Florida Guard
Orlando, Florida

It's a nice book as far as it goes, but there is little in the way of hard facts. At least compaired to the volume of text. I would at least, like to see a list of Equipment, not just selected types.