Edward H. Brooks - Between The Wars

Between The Wars

Upon his return to the United States, General Brooks was a member of the Camp Pike football team. After being named All-Army Halfback in 1920 on the first All-Army team, he captained the Army team that defeated Great Lakes Naval Training Station 20-6 at the American Legion Convention in Kansas City in 1921.

General Brooks entered the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in September 1921. Upon graduation in June 1922 he remained as an instructor in gunnery until November 1926, when he was assigned to the command of Battery D of the 24th Field Artillery Regiment, a pack mule outfit.

In October 1928, he was assigned with the 18th Field Artillery at Fort Riley, Kansas. At Fort Riley his artillery battery, a horse drawn outfit, was the first to complete a 100 mile forced march in less than 24 hours. From 1932 to 1934 Brooks attended Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, then went to Harvard University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics from 1934 to 1936. He attended War College from 1936 to 1937 and was then detailed as an instructor in the attack section of the Command and General Staff College.