The Army Ground Forces Studies (AGF) were prepared during the course of World War II and published immediately thereafter. The objective was to give an account of wartime activities from the Command's perspective, presenting the difficulties, lessons and mistakes uncovered in its operations. The series was composed of monographs on selected subjects, and of two volumes presenting an overall history. A separate volume was devoted to each of the major subordinate commands. These studies were not intended to be definitive, but rather were regarded as drafts, subject to final editing and revision.
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AGF Study Title and Author Information
11 Origins of the Army Ground Forces General Headquarters, United States Army, 1940-1942
by Kent R. Greenfield and Robert R. Palmer. 127 pp.
2 A Short History of the Army Ground Forces
No author given. 64 pp.
3 Ground Forces in the War Army: A Statistical Table
by Robert R. Palmer. 24 pp.
4 Mobilization of the Ground Army
by Robert R. Palmer. 54 pp.
52 The Procurement of Enlisted Personnel: The Problem of Quality
by Robert R. Palmer. 40 pp.
6 The Procurement and Branch Distribution of Officers
by William R. Keast. 66 pp.
7 Provision of Enlisted Replacements
by William R. Keast. 45 pp.
8 Reorganization of Ground Troops for Combat
by Robert R. Palmer. 88 pp.
9 Organization and Training of New Ground Combat Elements
by Robert R. Palmer. 50 pp.
10 [Not issued]
11 Training in the Ground Army 1942-1945
by Bell I. Wiley. 89 pp. [1948]
122 The Building and Training of Infantry Divisions
by Bell I. Wiley. 62 pp.
13 The Activation and Early Training of "D" Division
by Bell I. Wiley. 43 pp.
142 Problems of Nondivisional Training in the Army Ground Forces
by Bell I. Wiley. 72 pp.
15 The Desert Training Center and C-AMA
by Sidney L. Miller. 122 pp.
16 History of the Second Army
by Bell I. Wiley and Thomas P. Govan. 190 pp.
17 History of the Third Army
by Francis G. Smith. 145 pp.
18 History of the Fourth Army
by Jack B. Beardwood. 107 pp.
19 History of the Fifteenth Army
No author given. 4 pp.
20 [Not issued]
212 Preparation of Units for Overseas Movement
by Bell I. Wiley. 67 pp.
22 The Amphibious Training Center
by Marshall O. Becker. 72 pp.
23 Training in Mountain and Winter Warfare
by Thomas P. Govan. 18 pp.
24 The Mountain Training Center
by John C. Jay. 126 pp.
25 The Airborne Command and Center
by John T. Ellis, Jr. 142 pp.
26 The Antiaircraft Command and Center
by Alvin M. Cibula. 278 pp.
27 History of the Armored Force Command and Center
No author given. 147 pp.
28 History of the Tenth Light Division (Alpine)
by Thomas P. Govan. 14 pp.
29 The Tank Destroyer History
by Emory A. Dunham. 130 pp.
302 Wartime Training in the Schools of the Army Ground Forces
by William R. Keast. 57 pp.
312 Training of Officer Candidates in ASF Special Training Schools
by William R. Keast. 40 pp.
322 Major Developments in the Training of Enlisted Replacements
by William R. Keast. 46 pp.
33 The Replacement School Command
by William H. Willis. 273 pp.
34 The Role of the Army Ground Forces in the Development of Equipment
by D. L. McCaskey. 30 pp.
35 Army Ground Forces and the Air-Ground Battle Team, Including Organic Light Aviation
by Kent R. Greenfield. 133 pp.
36 The Training of Negro Troops
by Bell I. Wiley. 78 pp.
37 The Role of Army Ground Forces in Redeployment
by Bell I. Wiley. 105 pp
382 Redeployment Training
by Bell I. Wiley. 21 pp.