Soldiers have often been good story tellers. The personal recollections of fellow soldiers are an important source of developing a feel for the art of battle command. Stories are a primary means of transmitting the tribal wisdom of the profession of arms. This book contains stories from filed and general officers commanding in training exercises, most form rotations at the National Training Center. In their stories, they describe their thoughts, their actions, their successes and especially their mistakes. U.S. Army Research Institute.