BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

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THE WORLD

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WARS

by -cy Howe Vohune XI of "A World History of Out O w n lii" It mas the period from 1918 to the ScLPod World Wylfrom the defeated idealism of Woodroa Wikoo to the coming to power of Hider. cbarchill, and RoosncIt. by Geraldine Fitch 83-50 TllE INCOMPATIBLE

ALLIES

by Gm Hilger & A. Meyer A Gampa. born and bred in Moscow. and sub cow, writes fmn a unique standpoint 00 the rdptioa, h e e n th two cauntnes from 1918 until Hidet's invasion of Russia, revealing secret German p h of ?ggrasiao, and bringing us doK to a number of important pemdtia. s q m l t l y bi-lingu?l Gcrnryl aahsdor to Ma-

POLAND:

White Ea@ 011 a Red Field by Samuel L. Sharp The si&cance of Fblands polttid datiny is emphasized by a study of &e pressurt~ on that country from both Gcnnany and Russia. Illustrated with map.

THE STATESMANSHIP OF

ME CIVIL WAR

by Allan Nevins In a sdm&ly evaluatiao of the statesmadip dis- !- Nevios a?unim the eua nature of the d- obcd~eacc and loprhp to men of the stature of Abraham Lincoln. kyed 00 both sides during &e civil war, Pro- * qullitg of krdmhip which compelled

I HOW TO BE'A SUCCESSFUL

LEADER

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JAMES MADISON

Secmaryof State byIrvingBrant A former R u s h counter-intelligence chief "tells dl about Win's Nthleu elimilurim of rivals during and after his rise to dictabxid pawr in Russia." A d part of the book appeared in tf.. where it aroused a good deal of interest. w.75

ANDREW JACKSOX

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C. Syrett

HITLER'S DEFEAT

IN RUSSIA

by Lt. Gem' Wladvelaw Andem lbe POW army c~mrmadcr in World War XI KC- v i m the Eastera Cunpugn of tbe Gcmnn army the gam of Moscaw aad to its 6naI defat four from its-in Jaulc, 1941 through its rmrcb to years her when thc Redr madled Berlin.

THE SURVIVORS

by Ronald McKie

. Armor Magazine Index .Vol . LXII. 1953 h e x i a n YilltUJr Pow. C . J . Banvdo ami E . Antit.nL Memae, Hcrrmrnn BrvLhur Ywller- A r l a o r r a d ~ John C . Bunwy . Jr ....... .- &uuhtia: H.B.ron ...................... No.5.p.42 6 Einebmd ................................ 2 4 64th *r.rwt Meeting ...................... 2 A ~ t o A r u m r a 0 n : c det. ............. s News sota .............................. 5 S m s o w .............................. s -+rmOr at tbe Cnmsmads . Boben B. Si ....... 4 &mor Holda the Hilk chrlr C . Y m

........ 1 Armor Soldier Bstira ........................ 1 ArmoRdCommaulCoPtml,EdrudG.Edwards. 6 -red C o w .Id Armored &m.ies. HuoM Fl . Dyke . Jr .................................. 5 Amwed Diri.ia0: New Battlefield Potential . Bobsrc Iath .............................. 2 --B.ttrlaolr . 0rg.niZrtion. chub P . xiam .......................... 2 Armor'r -Problem. Paul Y . Robinetx .... S Army's New chidof Stat? .................... 5 Brfpromd For -te Planning . George B . Rckccs Jr ................................ I B a k Bevie-: Thme B.ttb: Arartrilk . Altruro and Schmidt . Ned calmer ............................. 1 Ynsmaam ............................ 2 R i T e r d t h c ~ ~ y u g r W r i t c H i g g i M .. 3 Bammclpy#rrorkedoward ............. 4 mer: A Stdy in m y ,

Michael A. Stilwell's yvdoa To China. Theodore H . white ................ : ................ 5 Porta. Jr .............................. 6 Atamk W e a p o ~ in L.ad coarht. R. W . C- ................................... 3

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c4aceptTha ---or . rdl&Brom ........................ 4 COXlUMUd . FW PM-HOW? . John

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...................... S Commem . st.n, cmmOny--Gtlrarrl . ....................... 6 m: N a 1. p., 40; No . t p . e8; Xo . L p . 30; So.4p.1(O;No.S.p26 ................... 6 PirepouerPayW . C k k C . Yuuroe ........... 5 Fordability . Bicbud D . Tme ....... No . 2 p . 52 S . . P v meee N a 1 . p . 31; KO . 2 p . 39; h

0. % p. a?: 0 Cp.4?,N0.S.pp.53 ....... 6 G d

Faro Mobility . Pad Y . Bobiacrr ....... Hiclcr.v~.ndstcaauin,Rogersh.a. 3 2 GoderLn: Pather of r. Yelviu C . Helfem .. 6 Holy Roouu Emph, Roger sh.r ............. 1 3 Bow Bed Anma - c p ..................... 62 44 66 16 12 14 56 40 25 10 22 16 34 31 61 34 4 31 59 71 57 57 57 56 56 6 26 14 18 10 46 37 6 25 41 56 36 No. Page How W.~Y.YI De It? (An Armored School -) . No . 1, p . 62; No . 2, p . 62; No . S.p.60; No.Cp.61; No.5.p.W ......... 6 Interview. olin c . HurLon ................... s JointChiefsof st.il .......................... 4 Kasaerbe In Revem. Namiee E . Kaiser ....... 4 Korea's Ridge Rmming Tankers. Willard A . Coltbn ................................... 3 Letter From The Chief. CMD . J . C . Fry ........ 4 Letters to the Editor: No . I. p . 2; No . 2 p . 2; No . &.p. 2; N a 4 . p . 2; No . 5 . p . 2 ........... 6 Yilitary Haw. Pad M. bbmett ............ 4 Military Schooling ........................... 5 Mobile Defense of Western Europe . George W . W J r .................................. 2 New Civilii Top Command .................. 1 Xers Notes: No . 1.8 W; No . 2, p . 68; So . 3 . p . Sr;No.I,p.S2; o.Sp.48 ................ 6 Notes on the 'R;iniap of an Armored Division. h i l t o n H . Howxe ....................... 6 odeuse ia a Word, John D . Byrne .............. 1 odensive By Fire . Robert S . Harper ........... 1 One Picture Is Worth lop00 Wotds . Richard T . O'Brien .................................. 3 Ow Way To b A

War. €&bee W . Grow ...... 1 PM0ri.I Feat-: BOK Army Bddn Armor Backbone ........ 1 Coreof *Ma+ . ....................... 2 Tminbq Tankem in ................ 4 TankDnvmgT ru.lygrt. ................. 3 New Bntth Combat and Service Vehicles .... 5 Recent Armor lkrclopments ............... 6 Planning and Umpiring the Tank Battolion Teat, Dan 5. YcMdh .......................... S Potential Corps Armored odlccr .............. 1 B.ngeFinderTTainer ........................ 2 Rem-Guns and Tanks, Biehud Y . Ogorkie- w l a .................................. 5 -g: The E@torial chair ....................... 2 In Apprecktion ........................... 3 In sopporr of tiolu and Journals ..... S Red Amy and Ahmk Warfare!. Lo& B . Ely .... 2 Rotation of Amignments ..................... s Russian Threat, G i U d Martel ................ 3 skymeqer ................................. 2 Somcrhm Bctmn Yest+rd.y and Tomorrow . kmuY.Fmaaer ........................ 4 sto of S y k t Armor (The Big SU's) . Garrett O U C o n ~ ~ ~

.................. 4 Lerm ................................. 1 8- & s8Ldrwc: Ampbitioua operaeions ................... 2 A A A A W B a U o n ( S P ) .................. 3 Airborne-Tank TbamworL ................. 4 Armored Cavalry Group ................... 5 ordnrace Support ........................ s 52 30 42 34 11 27 2 43 54 30 4 50 6 44 34 45 6 32 40 32 32 32 32 28 11 i o 26 4 4 4 4 ' 24 42 6 68 48 24 32 20 20 20 20 ARMoQ--Nov.cnb.r-~b.r, 1953 T74 Becove-Vehicle ........................ 3 T.nlter'r A -F.= ............................ 6 2 1 To An Infantry Pmblm. Nor-Tank Gunnery In Korea, sah Iiard . Jr ........ Tanka of the Middle Ages . Lynn Yon& ...... Thoughtn On Armor. lathu Clubtian .......... Top Comnuod In Eruope ..................... Top C o w in the Par East ................ Triala rad RjbpLtioms of the NCO's . James D . Mcrrill ................................... United States Yilitary Academy: Class of 1953 Armor Graduates ......................... Wac0 Disaster . William L. Stames . Jr .......... warfare and the btare. J . F . c . Filler ........ Warmaking Powers of the United Sations . Edward J . RosbPrg. Jr ....................... %%at Can An Armor Weer Learn In Korea?. John K . Brier .............................

AUTHORS

Ackley.Cap t. J . M ............................ 5 Bac0n.Dr.E.H. ................... So.5.p.42 S Bernudo,Dr.C.J ................. So.S.p.42 6 Brier. Maj . J . K .............................. 1 Brown, Co1.C. E ............................. 5 Brown. CoL R . H. ............................ 4 Bumey . Cap+ J . C .. Jr ........................ 4 Byme . Col . J . D .............................. 1 Calmer . N ................................... 1 s 38 50 15 16 28 40 34 40 16 42 48 4 i 20 44 44 4 i 20 6 16 44 59 Christii. L. ................................ 3 16 Cocluan.Lt.CoL A . L. ........................ 4 Collier. M4. . Gen . J . 8 ........................ 3 Colton, Lt. W . A ............................. 3 Dyke. Maj . R . H .. Jr .......................... 5 Edmoluoa L t. R G ........................ S Edwards. Lt. CoL E.O. ....................... S Ely . CoL L. B ................................ 2 Fry. Yaj . G e n J . C ........................... I Fuller. Y4* . Gen . J . F . C ...................... 2 Giertaen, L t R. .............................. 3 Grotelueschen. Cap t. E . W .................... 5 Grow,M.i.Gen.RW ......................... 1 Fiarper. L t. R. S .............................. 1 Harr.C.p+ W . H ............................. 4 H uriwn. Ca pt. 0 . C .......................... 6 Eelfen, L+ CoL M . C ......................... 6 H iggius. Y ................................... 3 Howze. Brig . Gea H H ....................... S Hrmt,C.p+A.D. ............................ 2 rUMOr--eJo*.mkr-bb.r, 1953 20 26 11 34 20 16 24 !E 42 20 20 6 34 20 30 26 57 6 32 frlglw& Lt. H.C. ......................... bbe?. C d YE. ......................... . 5 . 4

KapLaca pt. H.L. .......................... 4 K ~ l n r Crp. K. S ............................. 2 Lcri s. Ca pt. J . D ............................ C bth.Brig.Ccn R ........................... 2 Magill, Ca pt. W. . B ........................... 3 Martel.Lt.GenG ............................ 3 Yattaa.Capt. J . A ............................ 3 YcYillia L t. Col . D . 5 ........................ 6 Yemll . Y . S gt. J . D .......................... 3 Yontr0ss.L. ................................. 1 ~ o o m a w . L t. Col . 0 .......................... t Yueller-Hillebd . H . B ...................... 2 YIlnroe . Lt c . c ................. s o . 1 . p . 1 0 5 Yusmanno . Y . A ............................. 2 Sixon . Lt. C . P .............................. 2 O'Brie n. Lt R T ............................. 3 Ogorkiewicz, R.Y ............................ 3 O'Rourke,L t. J.Y. .......................... 3 Picke tt. L t. Col . G . B, Jr ..................... 5 2 - Piersol, cap t. w . s ........................... Pitta . L t. Col . C . T .. Jr ........................ 2 Porter. Brig . Ge n. R. W .. Jr ................... 5 Pr0aser.Maj.L.Y. ........................... 4 Ralph, L t. c . c .............................. 6 Read, Yaj . Gen. C . W- Jr ...................... 2 Rigg.Lt.Co1.B.B .......................... 4 Rob inat. Brig . Gca. P . Y, S o . Lp.6. No.& p . 43 6 Boxbury . Cap t. E . J .. Jr ...................... 2 Sh.w,Dr.B .................... S o . l . p . 5 5 t Shuford, Lt B H., Jr ......................... 1 Spirpp. Lt. J . C .............................. 2 S t u n a . L t. Co l. R. . L.. Jr ..................... 5 Sten-&%, W . J . D ........................... 5 saw cap+ E. H. ............................ 4 Tonetti, Lt. CoL O.C. ........................ 6 "me. Ca pt. IL D .................. So . 2 p . 5 2 5 m e r . a p t T . H ............................ 6 Underhill, G ................................. 1 vltIlllo,~pt.o.E. ........................... 2 Ward, Naj . Ce n. 0 ........................... 4 Whit4?,T.H. ................................ 5 Wkrd, Lt. S,Jr ............................. 2 hht, N.F. ........................... 6 m 34 20 32 20 31 20 6 10 ‘25 34 15 La 65 10 71 61 45 26 10 37 32 - 3 2 55 se 48 10 30 25 34 40 41 2e 32 16 20 20 20 46 !a 21 32 S i 57 50 a

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THE UNITED STATES. ARMY IN WORLD WAR

II The Fall of the Philippines by LOUIS MORTON Here is the first amplere accaunt of the tnggcst military disaftcr derai by U. S. forces in Wald \Vat II. It is the story of the Philippine cvnpoign from Pearl Harbor LO the surrender of an army of tory of the United Sates. The central figurer in’* tragic story are c;meralS Douglas MacAnhur. J ~ n a - 12o,OOomen, the largestsingle SUrrendQ in the his- ?UBLISlEB VOLIYES IW

T I E ARMY SERIES

The A m y Ground Forms The Organization of Ground Combat Troop. Tho PrQeurernmt and Trakhg of Ground Combat Troop. The War in the Pacific Okinawa: The Lort Battle Gwzdalcanal: The Fimt 0 f f . w c . e The Approoeh to the Phihpptncr The European Theater of Operations The Lorraine Campaign Croer-Chamel A ttaek The War Departmat Chief of Staff: Prewar Piam and Preparation8 Warhirr ton Commaid. Pod : The &ration8 Divawon stM&& Plannkg fw Coalition Warjaw 19LI-19L Transportation Corps: The Technical Semcea Rerparibilitisr, Orgarkztim, and Oprmtions Pictorial Record .The Way A g a W Gmnonf and it&: Xediterranean and Adjacent Area8 The War A g a W Garmanu: Ewapc and M j a d Areor The War A g a W Japan T I . Persian Cowidor and Aid to Rudm (SPaci.l S t W ) Three htth: A M ,

A W . od Schmidt T ) y c ’ - - ~ I a d h T b c . t c T s-8 M 6 m h to China The Middle East Theater than Wainwright. and Edward King. - This V d u w is the f d of eleven aa the war in Chief of Military Histay. DepvDnent of the Amy. In it, the a u k , Mr. Morton. coversw prewar poky and program in the Philippines and relates the events leading to the outbreak of war. H e gives the hJlcst m n t thus far of the Japanese attack aa Clark FieM -an atrackalmost as disastrous as that at Pearl Harbor-the &ys of confusion that folkwed. and the withdrawal dour air and naval f a a s to Australia and the Indies. Here is told the s t ~ of the Japanese landings in the Philippines, the vain etfap d the defenders. ordered to fall “not backward hut forward toward the enemv,” to halt the Japanese at the beaches. and the scribed far the fint time, in full and rich detail. are the epic threemonth-long defense of Bataan; the disintegration of an army in six d a y and the surrpndef on Bataan in which starvation and disease play4 as large 3 role as the enemy. The fall of Bataan was the prelude to the anaclr on corregidor. That story is told against the bac+nd of the fivemonth bombardment air and artillen. of the tiny island, the soldier‘s life in the crowded intimacy of hlalinta Tunnel, and MacAnhur’s evacuation and U’ainwrighis succmion to d. The nag-edycomes to a close with the defeat ofw forces in the islands to the south. and the final surrender b. General Wainwright. the Pdc. ww belng ormpikd by the oc6a of th bitter‘rewat to the temporan S a f q of Bataan. De- 626 PP* s.25 Order from Book Depuhnmt.

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