World War II Order of Battle: An Encyclopedic Reference to U.S. Army Ground Forces from Battalion through Division, 1939-1946 (REVISED EDITION) (Stackpole Military Classics) @ richardeward.com

World War II Order of Battle: An Encyclopedic Reference to U.S. Army Ground Forces from Battalion through Division, 1939-1946 (REVISED EDITION) (Stackpole Military Classics)
by Shelby L. Stanton
from Stackpole Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Indispensable research tool
  This book is just what many have been needing to research units, and their subordinate components, and units attached for varying amounts of time, whether in the Pacific Theater or the European Theater. Now it is much easier to catalog patches and DI's according to the Command and Theater, and to do the research on the smaller units, often overlooked in other material.

• WWII Order of Battle
  This is a thorough, user friendly, much needed resource. I use my copy for research in assisting veterans of the war to verify details of their claims for benefits from the VA.

• Slightly flawed revised edition of a useful reference work
  The revised edition of Stanton's work is primarily a straight reprint of the 1984 edition. It's worthwhile to have such a reprint, as the original edition was invaluable to someone interested in tracing Army Ground Force units during the Second World War. The new material in the Revised Edition is the Front Matter and an addendum at the end correcting those errors found in the original addition and adding such additional information as has been found over the years. There is no indication in the main text... more info

• Full of data on every regiment and battalion in US Army
  This book is a "must-have" for those who wish to have a comprehensive resource for the organization of the US Army Ground Forces, 1939-1946. Unfortunately, despite the title, the book's information is strictly limited to Army Ground Forces, and it has nothing on Army Service Forces, Army Air Forces, or any other service. However, all the Engineer units are included, even the General Service Regiments. What the book does provide is a way of tracing the theaters of service of every battalion or higher unit... more info

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