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American's First Battles: 1776-1965 Samuel B. Griffith Field Grade officersThis volume, a collection of eleven original essays by many of the foremost U. S. military historians, focuses on the transition of the Army from parade ground to battleground in each of nine wars the United States has fought. Through careful analysis of organization, training, and tactical doctrine, each essay seeks to explain the strengths and weaknesses evidenced by the outcome of the first significant engagement or campaign of the war. The