Company commander book wwii

Arnaville, altuzzo, and schmidt, both in the official series united states army in world war ii. Three books you should read before company command from. Company commander undoubtedly is one of the best written about the dogface soldier fighting and living under extreme conditions who put on a. His first book, company commander, was published in 1947, while his wartime experiences were fresh in his mind. The classic infantry memoir of world war ii 1st first edition charles b. Most of these occur, as you might expect, during his stint as the commander of g george company in the spring of. The classic infantry memoir of world war ii macdonald, charles b. The classic infantry memoir of world war ii 9781580800389 by macdonald, charles b. Macdonald was the author of the siegfried line campaign and coauthor of three battles. This book is the story of his command of two infantry companies during the last year of the european campaign during world war ii. This book brings home the importance of making sure the team understands and shares a common purpose. Macdonalds wartime memoirs were originally published in 1949, so his recollections were still fresh, and it does read better than most of the ww2 vets stories written 30, 40 or more years after the fact. Macdonald was the author of seven historical nonfiction books about world war ii. Company command is the first time officers start writing their own commander s intent to communicate the why of the mission to their leaders and soldiers.