In 1993, the Office of the Command Historian (now the Military History Office) of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command produced a history of the first twenty years of the command. The twenty-fifth anniversary offered the opportunity to update and supplement that work. The evolution of TRADOC through its first quarter century is, the authors believe, a success story. This study examines the origins of the command and takes note of the way it operated under nine different commanders. A series of thematic chapters deal with the major developments of the command's first quarter century, including the training revolution, a new generation of weapons, the focus on warfighting doctrine, design of the Army of the 1980s and the ongoing efforts of Force XXI looking to the Army of the 21st century, as well as TRADOC's involvement in joint service issues and work with Allied armies. The narrative surveys the command's organizational structure and how it evolved over the first 25 years, then describes how it responded to the strategic reorientation as the United States and its allies adjusted to a radical change in the threat, and provides a sketch of TRADOC's contributions to combat operations and peace operations since the command's establishment. This is not a definitive history of TRADOC for the period, but rather an overview, focusing o the aspect of TRADOC's external mission and giving less attention to missions directed internally. .

"TRADOC 25th Anniversary Commemoration"--T.p. PLEASE NOTE: The electronic edition of this book is incomplete. For a complete copy, please see the paper edition in the main collection of the library (355.5 CHAPMA 1973-1998).

Preface to the revised edition -- Preface to the final edition -- Introduction -- Origins of TRADOC -- How TRADOC operated -- Force design -- Development of a new generation of weapons -- Doctrinal renaissance -- A training revolution -- TRADOC in the Joint Service arena -- International activities.