GI UNIVERSITY

The story of the U.S. Army Universities in Europe is unique. Their effect on many thousands of lives was profound, and their lightning-fast establishment stands as an achievement unprecedented in educational history... In a few months, whole colleges were conjured out of nothing in Italy (Florence) to serve troops from the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and in England (Shrivenham) and France (Biarritz) for those from the European Theater. In addition, a technical school was opened near the English village of Warton; and small numbers of personnel were enrolled in existing universities, including Oxford, Cambridge and the Sorbonne... Recording the history of the U.S. Army Universities in Europe, 1945-6