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The Battles of Peace: One Company Commander's Battle Against Drugs and Racial Conflict in the War to Rebuild the Post-Vietnam Army

The Battles of Peace: One Company Commander's Battle Against Drugs and Racial Conflict in the War to Rebuild the Post-Vietnam Army

Lanning, Michael Lee

Paperback

Military BiographiesMilitary StrategyVietnam War

ISBN10: 0345483049
ISBN13: 9780345483041
Publisher: Ivy Books
Published: Jan 3 1995
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
One company commander's battle against drugs and racial conflict in the war to rebuild the post-Vietnam army

In 1974, being a soldier was neither an easy nor a popular profession, as Captain Michael Lee Lanning found out when he assumed command of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.

The start-up problems of the all-volunteer forces were still painfully evident in the United States Army. Morale was low, drug abuse high, racial conflict frequent, discipline poor, and criminal activity common. Even the barracks were a pathetic shamble.

These were just some of the problems Captain Lanning faced as he struggled to make Alpha Company combat ready. What followed is a shining testament to how leadership by example can make a difference. In eighteen months, Alpha Company went from being an unruly, unprofessional, drug-infested unit to the best in the battalion, racking up top marks, honors, and commendations. They became a company to which Lanning could honestly say: You are the best soldiers in the best company in the best army in the world.

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