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How a Group of U.S. Army Combat Historians Helped Preserve the GI’s Perspective in Europe during World War II

Enlisted and civilian personnel of the Historical Section at work. (Photo Courtesy of F.D.G. Williams, SLAM: The influence of S.L.A. Marshall on the United States Army)

This article recounts the dedicated wartime efforts of a group of U.S. Army combat historians facilitated the creation of groundbreaking official histories that never lost sight of the men and women who lived them.

Published in the May/June 2022 edition of Military Review. Available here.

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May 5, 2022

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How a Group of U.S. Army Combat Historians Helped Preserve the GI’s Perspective in Europe during World War II

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