Fort Lewis gets its namesake statue

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Camp Lewis, Washington, a statue, which was built in 1917 as one of 16 National Army cantonments for the great World War 1 mobilization, symbolizes careful planning and a well-executed leadership of a disciplined military expedition that is the hallmark of the Army. Maj. Gen. John Hemphill, US Army retired, devised the plant to raise funds for the purchase of the statuses for donation to the Army as a project for the Fort Lewis Chapter of AUSA.

Author: Morgan, Thomas D.
Executive changes & profiles, Dept of the Army, Officials and employees, Appreciation, Design and construction, United States. Army, War memorials, Lewis, Meriwether

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The battle of the Bulge remembered

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The battle of Bulge was between the United States and Germany that took place in 1944. In this battle, German dictator, Adolph Hitler, lost all his mobile reserves in Ardennes and was ill-prepared for StalinEs January 1945 offensive in the east and hence the Battle of the Bulge is remembered as it was the greatest American battle of the World War II.

Author: Morgan, Thomas D.
Germany, Military aspects, World War II, 1939-1945

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Lessons learned from the Battle of the Bulge

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The Battle of the Bulge provides lessons on the use of light and heavy units, the importance of leadership and the use of artillery. The principles and tenets of the operational art of war practiced by Napoleon, as well as the German 'blitzkrieg', are embodied by the Battle of the Bulge.

Author: Morgan, Thomas D.
France, Tactics, Military tactics, Strategic aspects

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Subjects list: United States, Military operations, Military maneuvers, Battle of the Bulge, 1944-1945
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