The Pentomic Army
The US Army and the Nuclear Battlefield of the 1950s–60s
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- Paperback
104 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2026
Summary
In The Pentomic Army, Robert F. Williams explores the U.S. Army’s radical 1956–1962 Pentomic transition, a desperate bid for relevance on the nuclear battlefield. Driven by Eisenhower’s “New Look” strategy and intense inter-service rivalry for dwindling resources, the Army sought to transform and operate effectively in a future defined by atomic warfare.
This book delves into the doctrinal changes that envisioned a dispersed, non-linear battlefield with small, mobile units ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781806720453 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1806720450 |
| Author: | Robert F. Williams |
| Publisher: | Helion & Company |
| Imprint: | Helion & Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 104 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 210mm |
| Series: | Europe@War |
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About The Author
Robert F. Williams
Robert F. Williams is a historian with the US Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A former airborne infantry non-commissioned officer, with tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, he earned a Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 2023. His work has appeared in the Journal of Military History, Military Review, Parameters, War on the Rocks, the Modern War Institute, and Stars and Stripes. He is a historian of land warfare, with a particular interest in the organizational culture of the U.S. Army. His first book, The Airborne Mafia: The Paratroopers Who Shaped America’s Cold War Army, was published in 2025.
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