Major General James A. Ulio - How the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army Enabled Allied Victory (Mesches Alan E.)(Pevná vazba)

The first full biography of James Ulio, the adjutant general of the U.S. Army in WorldWar II.

Major General James A. Ulio helped win World War II, though his war was fought from the desk. As adjutant-general throughout the war years, many American families would have recognized his name from one of nearly 900,000 telegrams he signed--all of which began with the words: "...regret to inform you..." However, his role was far wider than overseeing these sad communications.

Ulio faced the task of building an Army large enough to fight wars in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific. Through his efforts, the Army increased in size from around 200,000 soldiers to eight million--in less than five years. He advocated and navigated around lowering the draft age to eighteen. He led and oversaw training efforts that quickly and efficiently prepared soldiers. The general
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