Compilation of facts regarding the United States Army from its inception to 1948. Includes major conflicts and battles.

First edition. Includes indices.

The National Military establishment and associated agencies : Commander in Chief : Associated agencies -- National Military establishment -- The three defense departments : The Department of the Army -- The Department of the Navy -- The Department of the Air Force -- Elements of the Army : Army field forces, Army service forces and oversea commands -- Non-regular components -- Army schools and education system -- Posts, camps, and stations -- Wars and campaigns : Wars and campaigns to World War I -- World War I -- Battle credits in World War II -- Assault credits in World War II -- The Armys [sic] T/O Units in World War Ii -- Major units in World War II -- Army Corps in World War I and World War II -- Divisions in World War I and World War II -- The Air Forces -- World War II commands -- Surrender terms, World War II -- Administration : Personnel - strength, decorations, casualties -- Fiscal, accounting and pay or the Army -- Information -- Justice in the Army -- Civil affairs and Military Government -- Miscellaneous : Veterans' Administration -- Selective Service -- United States Coast Guard -- United States Public Health Service -- United States Coast and Geodetic Survey -- American Red Cross -- American Battle Monuments Commission -- United States Soldiers Home -- Army Day -- Atomic bomb -- Service bands -- United Nations Charter (extracts) -- Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war -- Military District of Washington -- The Pentagon -- Non-profit making, service motivated associations -- The Army's generals -- Calendar of events -- Name index -- Subject index.