Accession Number:

ADA546318

Title:

General Troy H. Middleton: Steadfast in Command

Descriptive Note:

Monograph

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Kaune, Patrick N.

Report Date:

2011-05-19

Pagination or Media Count:

62.0

Abstract:

Lieutenant General Troy H. Middleton effectively commanded division and corps formations in World War II. His previous combat experience included command of the 47th Infantry Regiment in World War I. During the interwar period, Middleton served as an instructor at the Infantry School, Command and General Staff Course, and the Army War College. This monograph examines the factors that influenced General Middleton on the battlefield. Command at the division and corps levels on the World War II battlefield required experience and judgment on the part of commanders if they were to make sound decisions in the stressful environment of combat. General Middletons attendance at the service schools and his prior experiences in combat affected his command. He employed a cognitive approach to processing information rapidly and logically thinking through tactical problems. Middleton also demonstrated an ability to remain calm while developing plans of action under the most trying of combat conditions. Lastly, Middletons interwar education and combat experience enabled him to diverge from conventional approaches to solving tactical problems.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY COMMANDERS
• *SECOND WORLD WAR
• *COGNITION
• *TACTICAL WARFARE
• *JUDGEMENT(PSYCHOLOGY)
• *BATTLEFIELDS
• *LEADERSHIP
• BIOGRAPHIES
• MENTAL ABILITY
• CORPS LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
• BELGIUM
• GENERAL OFFICERS
• ARMY OPERATIONS
• DIVISION LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
• ITALY
• FRANCE
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• MILITARY HISTORY
• DECISION MAKING

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History
• Psychology
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE