In this episode, retired US Army Colonel Greg Fontenot shares the first of three episodes on First Infantry Division history, helping to show how the division formed and evolved into what we had in 1943 going into Sicily, and how 1ID sustained tactical excellence despite heavy casualties and turnover.

Links

The First Infantry Division and the US Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991 (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/43mvJ2e)

Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3NLzwQR)

No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3pJO3Ey)

On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/46INDz1)

The History of Military Mobilization in the United States (CMH Link https://history.army.mil/html/books/104/104-10/CMH_Pub_104-10.pdf)

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