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C o n t e n t s List of Illustrations ix Foreword, by Gen. James C. Yarbrough xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii 1. Introduction 1 2. Postwar or Prewar Army? 13 3. The Bumpy Road from Rhetoric to Readiness 29 4. The 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division 45 5. The 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division 56 6. The 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division 75 7. The 8th Cavalry Regiment (Infantry), 1st Cavalry Division (Infantry) 91 8. Conclusions 109 Notes 119 Bibliography 141 Index 153 ...

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