Early American confidence could conflict with Allied methods of yielding a forward trench and counterattacking after the enemy exhausted itself. John Bull uses a recalled exchange about refusing to retreat to illustrate the cost of learning that lesson. American units improved quickly and retained knowledge at staff level even when early decisions caused casualties. Their logistical progress drew on a willingness to study and borrow from different allies. Building new arrangements also gave them freedom from some compromises embedded in systems that had evolved throughout the war.
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American forces learned withdrawal and rebuilt logistics from Allied experience
Allied experience offered American formations lessons in counterattack and an opportunity to avoid earlier supply-system compromises.