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TRADOC History Guide

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The purpose of this guide is to provide resources to help the user start research on the topic of TRADOC, the U.S. Army's Training and Doctrine Command.

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TRADOC Commanders in the Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame

General William E. DePuy Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General William E. DePuy.
General Donn A. Starry Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General Donn A. Starry.
General Glenn K. Otis Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General Glenn K. Otis.
General William R. Richardson Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General William R. Richardson.
General Carl E. Vuono Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General Carl E. Vuono.
General Maxwell R. Thurman Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General Maxwell R. Thurman.
General Frederick M. Franks, Jr. Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
General William Scott Wallace Biographical citation for Hall of Fame inductee, General William Scott Wallace.

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Histories of TRADOC

Prepare the Army for war : A historical overview of the Army Training and Doctrine Command 1973-1993 The year 1993 marks the 20th anniversary of the Army's establishment -- on 1 July 1973--of the Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, as the major innovation in its post-Vietnam War reorganization.
Prepare the Army for war: a historical overview of the Army Training and Doctrine Command, 1973-1998 This document describes the Army Training and Doctrine Command, including information on the origins, operations, force design, development of a new generation of weapons, doctrinal renaissance, training revolution, TRADOC in the joint service arena, international activities, organizational structure, adjusting to radical change in the threat, and TRADOC in war and peace.
The Army's training revolution, 1973-1990: an overview (from CARL's Digital Library) By Anne W. Chapman. This study of the Army’s training revolution from the mid-1970s through the decade of the 1980s is based primarily on training chapters prepared by the author and by Mr. Richard P. Weinert for the TRADOC Annual Historical Reviews. Table of contents include: the DePuy-Gorman initiatives; Starry changes to training; major training issues of the Otis and Richardson years; training in Vuono's architecture for the future Army; training and Thurman's vision of the Army; and Foss and new training challenges.
The Army's training revolution, 1973-1990: an overview (from CMH) By Anne W. Chapman. TRADOC Historical Studies are research reports published by the Office of the Command Historian, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. These studies present documented summary accounts of training, doctrinal, and combat developments topics to provide ready reference information to support the Command's mission of preparing the Army for war and charting its future.
Transforming the Army: TRADOC's first thirty years, 1973 – 2003 This brief history provides an overview of the first thirty years of TRADOC’s service to the Army and to the nation. There are chapters which give a historical summary, information on TRADOC leadership, force design and weapons development, doctrine, training and leader development, TRADOC in the joint service arena, organizational structure, and international activities.
Victory starts here: a 35-year history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command Victory Starts Here is the history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC's) 35 years as the architect of the Army's future. During the first years of the 21st century, "Transformation" became a new buzzword for the Army changing from the Cold War era to a new continental United States (CONUS) based rapidly deployable Army.
Victory starts here: a short 40-year history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command This new edition of Victory Starts Here is a short history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) as it is completing four decades of organizational existence.
Victory starts here : a short 45-year history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command What follows is the fourth edition of a short history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). This 45-year version comes at a pivotal moment in TRADOC’s history.

Primary Source Materials - Operation Steadfast

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Learn about the creation of TRADOC by reading Operation STEADFAST Historical Summary: a history of the reorganization of the U.S. Continental Army Command (1972-1973), which is available in PDF format from the CARL's Digital Library.