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Henderson, William Darryl was born on August 26, 1938 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Came to the United States, 1953. Son of William Roland and Flora (McCallum) Henderson.
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One of the perils for military planners in a high-tech world is to be taken in by the destructiveness of modern weapons and to give in to the currently popular theory that modern war will last for days or weeks rather than months or years -- in short, to envision a world where technologies, not people, dominate war. We can ill afford to dismiss the human element in combat. The stakes are far too great. Colonel William Darryl Henderson, US Army, maintains that we cannot expect tactical situations in future fields of battle to be devoid of the human factor. Most recently, for example, Iraq's war with Iran was potentially a high-tech and swift war. That war is entering its fourth year and has cost, to date, 900,000 lives. Cohesion-mutual beliefs and needs that cause people to act as a collective whole -- has so far played a more significant role in the Iran-Iraq war than all the sophisticated weapons on either side. Does American society produce the type of soldier who would, under stress, suppress his individuality and act for the mutual good of the group? In the post-Vietnam, all-volunteer force environment, the kind of American citizen attracted to military service -- the qualities he carries from society and what qualities the military organization is able to impart to him -- must be a matter for serious thought and planning. Colonel Henderson's work is a step in that direction. Richard D. Lawrence Lieutenant General, United States Army President, National Defense University
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A blockbuster. . . sure to be controversial. A major work, not just in military sociology but among concerned citizens generally. The Hollow Army is one of a kind in that it completely runs against the conventional wisdom that today's American Army is an effective fighting force. Henderson's argument is brilliantly conceived, backed with data and penetrating insight. . . . The scholarship is extremely sound. . . and the use of data is peerless. Charles C. Moskos Chairman, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society William Darryl Henderson maintains that despite highly successful marketing efforts to sell the image of a new quality army to the American public, the Congress, and to the U.S. Army itself, the Army has, in fact, not risen above mediocre performance levels. Henderson dispels the myth of today's quality army, and explores the long buried and avoided MPT (manpower, personnel, and training) issues that are expanded on in succeeding chapters. The 24 charts, 13 tables, and 9 chapters of this compelling and timely investigation factually demonstrate the real army story. Henderson insists, in an introductory chapter, that everything, even the bad news must be told. Chapter 2 suggests that the nature and significance of the army's mission are changing and gaining in importance and the exploration of the actual number of combat troops in Chapter 3 concludes that the most important principle of war can no longer be effectively employed by the U.S. Army. The vital areas of training, personnel, and the small combat unit are addressed in the next four chapters. Chapter 8 details the unfocused character of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Corps. The final chapter suggests that if the army is to perform its stated function and achieve maximum value for the manpower and funds allocated, a rigorous structural-functional systems analysis and a searching review of underlying assumptions must be undertaken. This ambitious and eye-opening examination should be required reading not only for students and scholars of defense and military studies but for Congressional members, government officials, army personnel, and U.S. taxpayers as well.
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(One of the perils for military planners in a high-tech wo...)
One of the perils for military planners in a high-tech world is to be taken in by the destructiveness of modern weapons and to give in to the currently popular theory that modern war will last for days or weeks rather than months or years -- in short, to envision a world where technologies, not people, dominate war. We can ill afford to dismiss the human element in combat. The stakes are far too great. Colonel William Darryl Henderson, US Army, maintains that we cannot expect tactical situations in future fields of battle to be devoid of the human factor. Most recently, for example, Iraq's war with Iran was potentially a high-tech and swift war. That war is entering its fourth year and has cost, to date, 900,000 lives. Cohesion-mutual beliefs and needs that cause people to act as a collective whole -- has so far played a more significant role in the Iran-Iraq war than all the sophisticated weapons on either side. Does American society produce the type of soldier who would, under stress, suppress his individuality and act for the mutual good of the group? In the post-Vietnam, all-volunteer force environment, the kind of American citizen attracted to military service -- the qualities he carries from society and what qualities the military organization is able to impart to him -- must be a matter for serious thought and planning. Colonel Henderson's work is a step in that direction. Richard D. LawrenceLieutenant General, United States ArmyPresident, National Defense University
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In assessing who wins wars and why, it is easy to over weigh any one factor and neglect others. road factors such as objectives and strategies, weapons and materials, technology, numbers of soldiers, and the human element muss all be considered when deciding who wins and why.
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Henderson, William Darryl was born on August 26, 1938 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Came to the United States, 1953. Son of William Roland and Flora (McCallum) Henderson.
Student, University Vienna, Austria, 1960. Bachelor in Political Science, Stanford University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations and Comparative Politics, University Pittsburgh, 1970.
Graduate (honorary), Commanded General Staff College, 1974. Postgraduate, National War College, 1982.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1961; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army, 1988; writer, San Francisco Examiner, 1990; writer, consultant, Canada Government, Ottawa, 1991-1992; appointed presidential commissioner, Women in the Armed Forces, Washington, since 1992. Assistant professor United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1972. Military correspondent San Francisco Examiner, 1991. testified Senate and House Armed Superior vena cava syndrome Committee,1993.
(One of the perils for military planners in a high-tech wo...)
(One of the perils for military planners in a high-tech wo...)
(In assessing who wins wars and why, it is easy to over we...)
( A blockbuster. . . sure to be controversial. A major wo...)
Married Marilyn Jean Rapp, November 1964 (divorced 1981). Children: Gregory, Timothy. Married Mary Ann Gutman, December 6, 1985.