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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies |
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Named Person: | George S Patton; Douglas MacArthur; George C Marshall; Douglas MacArthur; George C Marshall; George S Patton |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Winston Groom; National Geographic Society (U.S.); National Geographic Partners (U.S.) |
ISBN: | 1426216912 9781426216916 |
OCLC Number: | 992446496 |
Description: | 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Beginnings. First captain, VMI ; Master of the sword ; The champion of Vera Cruz ; "Some damned foolishness in the Balkans" ; Courage was the rule -- Between the wars. The sad, great heap of Fleurs Blanches ; "I am all he has" -- Brave as lions, bold as bulls. This means war ; There will be a big tank battle in the morning ; "I shall return" ; Overlord ; Let's win it all ; These proceedings are closed ; Old soldiers never die. |
Other Titles: | Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, and the winning of World War II |
Responsibility: | Winston Groom. |
Abstract:
Following up on his 2013 national bestseller, The Aviators, Winston Groom returns to tell the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall--from the World War I battle that shaped them to their greatest victory: leading the allies to victory in World War II.
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