Dusty Shelves

COOK’S ‘MIDNIGHT DRAWINGS’ AND THEIR HAUNTING VIEWS OF WAR (DUSTY SHELVES)

[COOK SAID,] ‘These faces. I didn’t get to know all their names. They joined ...

By Jim McNally and Jacqueline E. Whitt February 6, 2018
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BUILDING THE CONTINENTAL ARMY: VON STEUBEN’S “BLUE BOOK” (DUSTY SHELVES)

[VON STEUBEN] WAS THE RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT PLACE AND THE RIGHT TIME. ...

By Jack Giblin and Jacqueline E. Whitt January 19, 2018
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RECEIPT: BOMB, ATOMIC, 1 EACH (DUSTY SHELVES)

This is a hand receipt unlike any other. … Imagine instead of signing for ...

By Con Crane and Jacqueline E. Whitt December 19, 2017
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NSC-68: THE POLICY DOCUMENT THAT SHAPED THE COLD WAR (DUSTY SHELVES)

[PRESIDENT TRUMAN] WAS INTERESTED IN TAKING A LOOK AT AMERICA’S POSITION IN THE WORLD. ...

By Tami Davis Biddle and Jacqueline E. Whitt December 8, 2017
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RIDGWAY’S MEMO: “WHY WE ARE HERE” (DUSTY SHELVES)

It is an example of transformational leadership at the tactical, operational, and strategic level ...

By Con Crane and Jacqueline E. Whitt October 27, 2017
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THE “DUSTY SHELVES SERIES”: BRINGING MILITARY HISTORY TO LIFE

Remembering the past is hard, not just because memories fade but because capturing the ...

By Tom Galvin and Jacqueline E. Whitt October 27, 2017
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NEW WHITEBOARD IS NOW OPEN!!!

Our fourth Whiteboard exercise is now open. Read six responses to a question about the value and effectiveness of “broadening” assignments in the Army.

What do you think? Send us your 300 word max response by 19 October. Submission instructions are included here. Join us on the Whiteboard!

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