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1 Feb, 6 tweets, 2 min read
An excerpt from George Marshall's 1933 Heintzelman letter, which is just...timeless.
Louder for the BCTs in the back...
WOW

OK, so the inability of maneuver officers to understand enablers is not limited to the 21st century then
(1935 letter from Marshall)
Marry me, George C Marshall
This is all from "The Secret of Future Victories"
armyupress.army.mil/Books/CSI-Pres…
Also, cc @Mother_of_Tanks, this has sections relevant to your research interests

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