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First edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 542 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Dawn -- Long gray lines -- First base -- Total war -- Halftime -- Spring training -- Devil season -- The main event -- The Overlord -- Aftermath -- Fire on ice -- Ike -- The end. |
| Summary |
An acclaimed military historian presents this powerful history of four military leaders--Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, George Marshall and Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower--who exhibited unparalleled military leadership that led the U.S. victoriously through two World Wars |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-513) and index. |
| Summary |
By the first half of the twentieth century, technology had transformed warfare into a series of intense bloodbaths in which the line between soldiers and civilians was obliterated. O'Connell chronicles the paths of four men who exhibited unrivaled military prowess during this period, and led the United States victoriously through two world wars: George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, and Dwight Eisenhower. Throughout their careers they would use each other brilliantly in a series of symbiotic relations that would hold increasingly greater consequence. -- adapted from jacket |
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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 -- Military leadership.
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Military leadership.
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Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Military leadership.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Military leadership.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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Command of troops -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Patton, Macarthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the world they forged |
| ISBN |
9780062883292 (hardcover) : $29.99 |
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0062883291 (hardcover) |
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