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Patton's War, Volume 2
An American General's Combat Leadership: August–December 1944
Inbunden, 2023
360 kr
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This second of three volumes of Patton’s Warpicks up where the first one left off, examining General George S. Patton’s leadership of the U.S. Third Army. The book follows Patton’s contributions to both the Normandy and Brittainy campaigns; the closing of the Falaise Pocket in Normandy, and racing …
Patton's War
An American General's Combat Leadership Volume 3: January 1-December 21, 1945
Inbunden, 2026
416 kr
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The third and final volume of Kevin Hymel’s Patton’s War trilogy finds Lieutenant General George S. Patton on January 1, 1945, as the master of the battlefield in World War II Europe. Throughout the war, Patton showed the same kind of aggressive leadership and battlefield smarts that made his name …
Patton's War
An American General's Combat Leadership, Volume I: November 1942 - July 1944
Inbunden, 2021
377 kr
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George S. Patton Jr. lived an exciting life in war and peace, but he is best remembered for his World War II battlefield exploits. Patton's War: An American General’s Combat Leadership: November 1942–July 1944, the first of three volumes, follows the general from the beaches of Morocco to the …
First Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed
Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991
Inbunden, 2017
360 kr
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From the author's introduction: ""My purpose is a narrative history of the 1st Infantry Division from 1970 through the Operation Desert Storm celebration held 4th of July 1991. This story is an account of the revolutionary changes in the late Cold War. The Army that overran Saddam Hussein’s Legions …
Lessons Unlearned
The U.S. Army's Role in Creating the Forever Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Av Pat Proctor
Inbunden, 2020
387 kr
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Colonel Pat Proctor's long overdue critique of the Army's preparation and outlook in the all-volunteer era focuses on a national security issue that continues to vex in the twenty-first century: Has the Army lost its ability to win strategically by focusing on fighting conventional battles against …
Loss and Redemption at St. Vith
The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge
Häftad, 2020
254 kr
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Loss and Redemption at St Vith closes a gap in the record of the Battle of the Bulge by recounting the exploits of the 7th Armored Division in a way that no other study has. Most accounts of the Battle of the Bulge give short-shrift to the interval during which the German forward progress stopped …
No Sacrifice Too Great
The 1st Infantry Division in World War II
Inbunden, 2023
360 kr
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The U.S. 1st Infantry Division (1st ID), familiarly known as the Big Red One, adapted to dynamic battlefield conditions throughout the course of its deployment during World War II by innovating and altering behavior, including tactics, techniques, and procedures. The evidence shows that both the …
Military Realism
The Logic and Limits of Force and Innovation in the U.S. Army
Häftad, 2024
264 kr
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After the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army considered counterinsurgency (COIN) a mistake to be avoided. Many found it surprising, then, when setbacks in recent conflicts led the same army to adopt a COIN doctrine. Scholarly debates have primarily employed existing theories of military bureaucracy or …
Final Mission of Bottoms Up
A World War II Pilot's Story
Häftad, 2024
254 kr
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On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American copilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. They and their crew of eight young men had believed the intelligence officer who, at the predawn …
No Average Day
The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
Av Rona Simmons
Inbunden, 2024
316 kr
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October 24, 1944, is not a day of national remembrance. Yet, more Americans serving in World War II perished on that day than on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, or on June 6, 1944, when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, or on any other single day of the war. In …
Chasing the Shadow
Mickey Marcus's 200 Days of Destiny
Inbunden, 2024
343 kr
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The life of David “Mickey” Marcus has become the stuff of legends and myths (even fantasy), conspiracy, wild exaggeration, and untethered embellishment. The image of Marcus cast by the character portrayed by Kirk Douglas in the film version of his life still dominates most evocations of the man, …
Patton
Battling with History
Häftad, 2025
280 kr
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General George S. Patton Jr. is one of the most successful yet misunderstood figures in American military history. Despite the many books and articles written about him, none considers in depth how his love of history shaped the course of his life. In this thematic biography, Furman Daniel traces …
Life of the 381st Bomb Group
The World War II Diary of Eighth Air Force Chaplain James Good Brown
Av Bob Korkuc
Inbunden, 2026
417 kr
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While working on his first book, Bob Korkuc became intimately familiar with the 381st Bombardment Group of the Mighty Eighth Air Force and met the group’s chaplain, James Good Brown. Brown kept a diary during his time with the bomb group (1943 to 1945) in which he chronicled the daily experiences …
Dick Cole’s War
Doolittle Raider, Hump Pilot, Air Commando
Häftad, 2026
280 kr
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With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015 Dick Cole has long stood in the powerful spotlight of fame that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In recognition the tremendous boost …
Project 9
The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II
Häftad, 2026
360 kr
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Project 9: The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II is a thoroughly researched narrative of the Allied joint project to invade Burma by air. Beginning with its inception at the Quebec Conference of 1943 and continuing through Operation Thursday until the death of the brilliant British General …
Bataan Survivor
A POW’s Account of Japanese Captivity in World War II
Av David L. Hardee, Frank A. Blazich Jr.
Häftad, 2026
307 kr
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A forgotten account, written in the immediate aftermath of World War II, which vividly portrays the valor, sacrifice, suffering, and liberation of the defenders of Bataan and Corregidor through the eyes of one survivor.The personal memoir of Colonel David L. Hardee, first drafted at sea from …
Dogface Soldier
The Life of General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.
Häftad, 2026
396 kr
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On July 11, 1943, General Lucian Truscott received the Army's second-highest decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross, for valor in action in Sicily. During his career he also received the Army Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of …
Unjustly Dishonored
An African American Division in World War I
Häftad, 2026
271 kr
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For nearly one hundred years, the 92nd Division of the U.S. Army in World War I has been remembered as a military failure. The division should have been historically significant. It was the only African American division of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Comprised of nearly …
My War in Italy
On the Ground and in Flight with the 15th Air Force
Inbunden, 2016
316 kr
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Six weeks before Pearl Harbor, Keith Mason received a $150 uniform allowance, a pair of silver wings, and his first assignment as a flight instructor: Randolph Field, Texas. Two years later, he was Squadron Officer in the 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in Spinazzola, Italy - flying the harrowing …
Dick Cole's War
Doolittle Raider, Hump Pilot, Air Commando
Inbunden, 2015
316 kr
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With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015, Dick Cole stands in the powerful spotlight that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Participating in Doolittle’s Raid and …
Omar Nelson Bradley
America's GI General
Inbunden, 2017
536 kr
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When Omar Nelson Bradley began his military career more than a century ago, the army rode horses into combat and had less than 200,000 men. No one had heard of mustard gas. At the height of his career, Bradley (known as "Brad" and "The GI's General") led 1.23 million men as commander of 12 Army …
