Posted on Jun 21, 2015
What is the best book on the history of the Military Police?
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This is worth a read too.
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Iraq-Terry-Turchie/dp/ [login to see]
On the Warrior Police book, let me also caution you, this was driven by the Commandant at the time, who was an 89th/720th guy, so that is often the focus.
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Iraq-Terry-Turchie/dp/ [login to see]
On the Warrior Police book, let me also caution you, this was driven by the Commandant at the time, who was an 89th/720th guy, so that is often the focus.
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CPT Chris Loomis
Both of the books previously mentioned, "Warrior Police" and "Breaking Iraq", are very good accounts of contemporary Military Police operations, however, if you are looking for the "best book on the history of the Military Police", let me recommend "Military Police" from the Army Lineage Series. It can be ordered directly from them by following the link below. Although it is a little dated now, the other two books mentioned serve as great updated supplements to it.
Both of the books previously mentioned, "Warrior Police" and "Breaking Iraq", are very good accounts of contemporary Military Police operations, however, if you are looking for the "best book on the history of the Military Police", let me recommend "Military Police" from the Army Lineage Series. It can be ordered directly from them by following the link below. Although it is a little dated now, the other two books mentioned serve as great updated supplements to it.
The Army did not begin a formal program for determining lineage and honors until the 1920s. Before that time, considerable confusion existed within the Army about the accepted procedures and methods for determining the prior history of units and their entitlement to battle honors. With the demobilization of the Army following World War I, many distinguished units were lost from the rolls. To avert such problems in the future, the Historical...
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