Fox Conner
Abstract
One challenge for senior Army leaders to develop intellectually, a strong core of officers. These future senior leaders will be required to maintain an Army capable of winning on future battlefields. They must do this while in an environment characterized by plummeting resources, greater focus on operations short of war such as humanitarian assistance and counter drug operations, and reduced focus on warfighting. one way to gain meet these challenges is to study a senior Army leader who contributed significantly to the success of the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I and then went on to influence the development of the key Army leaders responsible for the World War II victory. Fox Conner was this leader. Conner graduated from West Point in 1898 and rose through the ranks to become a Major General before his retirement in 1938. Conner was General Pershing's principal operations officer during World War I. He became known as a technically proficient artillerist and became known as one of the Army's intellectuals. He was one of the Army's most informed senior officers on division organization and force structure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA264549
Entities
People
- William F. Aldrich
Organizations
- United States Army War College