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dc.contributor.advisorLewis, Adrian R.
dc.contributor.advisorWilson, Theodore A.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T22:44:42Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T22:44:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-31
dc.date.submitted2016
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:15019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/24209
dc.description.abstractIn late spring, 1941, a small group of U.S. Army officers traveled to Britain to plan for Anglo-American cooperation if and when the U.S. entered World War II. Because the United States was still a neutral country and to prevent potential enemies from knowing the group's purpose, the U.S. Army called its mission to Britain the "U.S. Army Special Observer Group" (SPOBS). From May, 1941 until June, 1942, SPOBS (known as U.S. Army Forces in the British Isles or USAFBI after January 8, 1942) developed plans with the British for establishing U.S forces in the British Isles. Changing strategic conditions however, made much of this work obsolete. As a result, the Allies had to develop new plans for establishing U.S. combat power in Britain. The fact that the Allies never implemented SPOBS’ plans in their entirety has led scholars to underestimate the significance of the group’s work with the British. This study asserts that the process of planning that the Special Observers engaged in with their British counterparts played an essential role in setting the conditions for Anglo-American cooperation in the European Theater.
dc.format.extent425 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsCopyright held by the author.
dc.subjectMilitary history
dc.subjectInternational relations
dc.subjectAnglo-American Cooperation
dc.subjectAnglo-American Planning
dc.subjectJames E. Chaney
dc.subjectSpecial Observers
dc.subjectSPOBS
dc.subjectUSAFBI
dc.titleSpecial Observers: A History of SPOBS and USAFBI, 1941-1942
dc.typeDissertation
dc.contributor.cmtememberJahanbani, Sheyda
dc.contributor.cmtememberAtchley, Paul
dc.contributor.cmtememberCuratola, John M.
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineHistory
dc.thesis.degreeLevelPh.D.
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dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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