Tells how the U.S. Army struggled with the logistics of millions of men in World War I, and then created professional training on a division level that helped win World War II, with a history of the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, 1918-1945.

The Great War's effect on the Army Officer Corps -- The essence of modern war -- The Leavenworth mission : knowledge, problem-solving, and confidence -- The Leavenworth staff and faculty -- The applicatory method -- The Leavenworth students -- The most difficult year of their careers -- National mobilization and the Leavenworth schools -- Few Leavenworth graduates, a global war's needs.