The Military Staff: Its History and Development

This book explores the history of military staff positions and the evolution of military staff throughout history.
While the average military reader has a reasonably clear understanding, for instance, of how artillery, cavalry, or aviation has developed, few individuals have a definite idea of the historic significance of military staffs. To some, the staff and the manner in which it does its work is merely a device contrived by writers of school texts and field manuals for academic purpos...