The Neck of the Bottle

The Neck of the Bottle George W. Goethals and the Reorganization of the U.S. Army Supply System, 1917-1918 - Texas A&M University Military History Series

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Zimmerman finds that Goethals, who successfully engineered the Panama Canal, could not engineer a modern, rational organization for the US Army, even in the face of the crisis of WWI. She concludes that historians have heretofore overestimated Goethals contribution to order and efficiency, and demonstrates that the US Army's attempt to reorganize t

Book information

ISBN: 9780890965153
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Imprint: Texas A&M University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 355.8097309041
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 201
Weight: 522g
Height: 235mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 23mm