"Little literature exists describing the conditions and problems of an army during peacetime. This work describes the conditions in which the Field Artillery existed during the 1930s and analyzes some of the forces affecting it. The lingering effects of the World War, the financial impact of the depression and the advance of technology exerted tremendous influence on the Field Artillery in that decade. The response to the problems caused by these forces determined the efficiency of the branch when war came again."--Excerpted from preface, page iii.

Typescript (lithograph copy). Includes vita.

Introduction --The Great War and its effects -- Field Artillery 1930-1939: men and material -- Field Artillery tactics -- Summary and conclusion.