Army lineage series.

Foreword -- The author -- Preface -- ch. I. Early experiences: Revolutionary War ; War of 1812 ; Mexican War ; Civil War ; War with Spain -- ch. II. Genesis of permanent divisions: Reforms following the War with Spain ; Concentration on the Mexican border in 1911 ; The Stimson Plan ; Operations on the Mexican border 1913-1917 ; Authorization of permanent divisions -- ch. III. The test World War I: First revisions ; The Baker Board and Pershing's staff organizational study ; Plans to organize more divisions ; Organizing the divisions ; Expansion of the divisional forces ; Divisional changes -- ch. IV. The aftermath of World War I: Occupation and demobilization ; The AEF evaluates World War I divisional organizations ; Development of divisions under the 1920 National Defense Act ; Reorganization of divisions -- ch. V. A return to the past : a look to the future: Paper divisions ; Reserve divisions ; More realistic mobilization plans ; Motorization and mechanization ; A new Infantry division ; A new Cavalry division -- ch. VI. Prelude to combat: Infantry and Cavalry divisions revisited ; Organizing armored divisions ; Mobilization of National Guard units ; Expanding divisional forces ; Reorganization of the National Guard divisions ; Another reorganization ; Increases in the force structure -- ch. VII. The crucible-combat: Wartime reorganization, 1943 ; Light divisions ; Expanding divisional forces : meeting the troop basis ; Deployment and more organizational changes ; Correcting organizational problems ; Redeployment -- ch. VIII. An interlude of peace: Demobilization, occupation, and the general reserve ; Reorganization of Reserve divisions ; Postwar divisional organizations ; The state of divisional forces -- ch. IX. The Korean War and its aftermath: Deployment of forces to Korea ; Rebuilding the general Reserve ; Organizational trends ; Readjustment of divisional forces ; Improving the reserves -- ch. X. The search for atomic age divisions: Exploring alternative divisions ; Pentomic divisions ; Reorganization of the divisions ; Evaluating ROCID and ROCAD -- ch. XI. A new direction-flexible response: MOMAR-1 ; The development of ROAD ; ROAD delayed ; The ROAD reorganized ; Airmobility -- ch. XII. Flexible response: The buildup of the Army ; Expansion of the force ; Organizational changes to units in Vietnam ; Divisions and brigades in other commands ; Retrenchment -- ch. XIII. The total Army: The 21-division, 21-brigade force ; A new force : greater integration of regulars and reserves -- ch. XIV. A new assessment: The division restructuring study ; Division-86 ; Elusive light divisions ; The Army of excellence ; A new direction -- ch. XV. Conclusion -- A look forward -- Bibliographical note -- Tables -- Charts -- Maps -- Illustrations.