Any reader, writer, or researcher will prize this one-of-a-kind guide to the U.S. Army ground force organization that won World War II. This encyclopedia contains a wealth of information: tables of organization and equipment; charts detailing the mobilization and expansion of the major units; the important dates and locations of each unit; campaigns participated in; and valuable narrative histories of the divisions and regiments.  It is an essential reference. A remarkable achievement! An invaluable computation derived entirely from original sources. Nothing like it has been done before. -- Charles B. MacDonald, author of Company Commander and A Time for Trumpets “A singularly essential, extraordinarily comprehensive, and thoroughly 'reader friendly' reference that must be considered as a core addition to personal, professional, community, and college/university library World War II History collections and supplemental WWII curriculum studies lists…” ― Midwest Book Review Shelby L. Stanton  was the author of more than a dozen books, including Vietnam Order of Battle , The Green Berets at War , Anatomy of a Division , and U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II . Russell F. Weigley was Distinguished University Professor of History at Temple University. He was the author of The American Way of War and Eisenhower’s Lieutenants , among other influential books.