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Bodies for battle : US Army physical culture and systematic training, 1885-1957 /

War is physical. In combat, fortune favors the soldier in better condition. Superior conditioning enables troops to fight longer and harder, to move farther and faster, to carry heavier loads and endure greater hardship. These relative advantages can be the difference between life and death, victory...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gatzemeyer, Garrett (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2021].
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Physical training > History > 19th century.
United States. > Army > Physical training > History > 20th century.
Physical education and training, Military > History > 19th century.
Physical education and training, Military > History > 20th century.
Physical fitness > United States > History.

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