Carlisle Barracks, PA: The Alumni Association of the United States Army War College, 1994. Revised Edition. Presumed first printing thus. Hardcover. xii, 538, [2] pages. Illustrations. Chapter notes. Chronology. Notes on sources. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. The author was a former member of the faculty of the United States Army War College and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was a combat infantry officer. He was a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia. Col. Harry P. Ball (1925-2017) attended New Mexico Military Institute and The United States Military Academy graduating in the Class of 1947. He served in many posts and stations to include two Airborne Divisions, three tours in Korea, Vietnam and Germany. In January 1952, Harry arrived in Korea and was assigned as Company Commander, Co. C, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. For the next six months, Harry’s unit helped man the Main Line of Resistance (MLR), an official campaign known as “Second Korean Winter.” It was during this period of active ground combat that 1st Lt. Ball was promoted to Captain and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Harry’s final tour of duty was with the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA, where he served on the faculty for three years. During his third year at Carlisle, Harry was head of the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations. On 31 July 1977, he retired from the Army after thirty years of active service. He was commissioned by the Army War College in Carlisle, PA to write a history of the institution which was published in 1984 under the title of “Of Responsible Command”. More