Slam: The Influence of S.L.A. Marshall on the United States Army

by Office of the Command Historian United S and Office of the Command Historian United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

SLAM, the nickname for S. L. A. Marshall, is a scholarly but readable study of the controversial journalist/combat historian and his influence on the U.S. Army's training and doctrine. Most famous for his assertion that only 25 percent of infantry soldiers fired their weapons in World War II, Marshall became a lightning rod for criticism as he sought to reform the U.S. Army through his writings. The controversy has rarely been addressed as thoroughly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150843655X
• ISBN13: 9781508436553
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"