Registration is open for an Association of the U.S. Army Noon Report webinar featuring retired Lt. Col. William Nance, author of Commanding Professionalism: Simpson, Moore, and the Ninth US Army.

The event with Nance begins at noon Eastern on July 16. It is free, but registration is required here.

In Commanding Professionalism, part of AUSA’s Book Program, Nance writes about Lt. Gen. William Simpson, commander of Ninth U.S. Army, and his chief of staff, Brig. Gen. James Moore.

Described by noted World War II author Robert Citino as “one of the greatest leadership teams in U.S. military history,” Simpson and Moore proved essential for Allied success in World War II.

But Simpson and Moore initially did not gain much recognition. Working in tandem, the pair helmed a unit that came to be described as “uncommonly normal,” an affectionate designation driven by their steadfast professionalism. Their unobtrusive leadership style relegated them to the footnotes of military history.

In Commanding Professionalism, Nance corrects this historical oversight by examining the achievements of these overlooked heroes. Focusing on their careers from 1940 through the end of World War II, Nance recounts the working relationship Simpson shred with Moore.

Together, they successfully maneuvered through the squabbling of American and British forces and developed an army admired for its consistency of conduct and military prowess, capable of resisting the complex external and political machinations of the times.

A 2002 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Nance has served in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and holds a doctorate in military history. He retired from the Army in 2022 and is an associate professor of history at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

He has authored multiple books on military history, including Sabers through the Reich: World War II Corps Cavalry from Normandy to the Elbe, which also is an AUSA title.