While You Were Sleeping: Pearls of Wisdom from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College's Guest Speaker Program

The U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is one of the most important institutions of higher learning for Army officers, and has been for well over 100 years. Here, mid-career officers obtain the knowledge and tools to assume higher levels of responsibility, culminating in senior Army leadership roles. Since its inception, guest speakers have regularly addressed this important body of officers. Fort Leavenworth's Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) Archives has a collection of over 500 guest speaker tapes going back to the late 1940s, including remarks by senior military and civilian leadership. The tapes represent an amazing time capsule of original source material containing the views of these leaders on important events impacting the military. As they are in the restricted archives and recorded on outdated formats (mostly reel, cassette, and VHS tape), they have, for the most part, been untouched since their recording. This curated collection focuses on remarks delivered between 1949 and 2001 by those who held important positions such as Army Chiefs of Staff, Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs, Secretaries of Defense and of the Army, as well as individuals of historical significance, congressmen and even one Commander in Chief (Harry S. Truman). For more information about the book, please see the First City Press website.

Author: Eric Hollister
Publisher: First City Press
Published: 03/30/2016
Pages: 372
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780692611418

About the Author
About the Author Lieutenant Colonel Eric Hollister retired from the U.S. Army in 2013 after 21 years of service. He was commissioned as an Air Defense Artillery Officer in 1991, and served with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Polk Louisiana, the 1st Infantry Division in Germany, and the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. His deployments included duty in Haiti, Bosnia, and a 15-month tour in Iraq. His final assignment was as a curriculum developer and instructor at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is currently the Senior Military Instructor for the Leavenworth High School JROTC program. LTC Hollister has a BA in Music from UCLA, and an MA in Humanities from California State University, Dominguez Hills. His publications include Ike Warned Us About This: The MICC's Stranglehold on Responsible Acquisition (published in Joint Forces Quarterly); A Shot in the Dark: The Futility of Long-Range Modernization Planning and The Professional Military Ethic and Political Dissent: Has the Line Moved? (both published in AUSA's Land Warfare Papers); and The Buck Stops at Fort Leavenworth: Harry S. Truman at the Command and General Staff College (published in Army magazine).

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