"Victory Starts Here" is the history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Commands (TRADOC's) 35 years as the architect of the Army's future. During the first years of the 21st century, "transformation" became a new buzzword for the Army changing from the Cold War era to a new continental United States (CONUS) based rapidly deployable Army. TRADOC, however, has been transforming the Army and itself since its establishment in July 1973. Created to solve the cumbersome command control problems of the Continental Army Command (CONARC), TRADOC's mission charter was to oversee Army schools, training, doctrine, and combat developments. Through time those missions evolved and TRADOC also became responsible for preparing the Army for war and for being the Army's "architect of the future." TRADOC's first commander, General William E. DePuy, understood that the Army required sound training, coherent organization, modern weapons systems, and relevant doctrine. His successors built on that foundation and addressed the need for future planning.

Foreword / Martin E. Dempsey -- Preface / J. Britt McCarley ; TRADOC: a historical summary ; TRADOC leadership. General William E. DePuy -- General Donn A. Starry -- General Glenn K. Otis -- General William R. Richardson -- General Carl E. Vuono -- General Maxwell R. Thurman -- General John W. Foss -- General Frederick M. Franks Jr. -- General William W. Hartzog -- General John N. Abrams -- General Keven P. Byrnes -- General William S. Wallace ; Force design and weapons development. Army of excellence -- Force XXI -- Transformation -- Weapons and equipment -- The global war on terrorism ; Doctrine ; Training and leader development ; TRADOC in the joint service arena ; Organizational structure. Initial subordinate organization -- Headquarters organization and reorganizations -- Installations and changes, 1973-2003 -- Intermediate level changes, 1973-2003 -- Schools -- Training organizations -- Test organizations -- TRADOC organization in 2008 ; International activities. Standardization and interoperability -- Bilateral staff talks.