The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today (Audiocd)
by:
T.B.A. (author)
Thomas E. Ricks (author)
ISBN:
9781470817275 (1470817276)
Publish date: October 30th 2012
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
I am in no way well-versed in military history. My curiosity about the generals involved in WWII was piqued by my recent reading of The War. So, when I came across this work by Thomas E. Ricks, I thought it just might fit the bill. While I was able to follow Ricks’ overall thesis (which I'll get to ...
I am in no way well-versed in military history. My curiosity about the generals involved in WWII was piqued by my recent reading of The War. So, when I came across this work by Thomas E. Ricks, I thought it just might fit the bill. While I was able to follow Ricks’ overall thesis (which I'll get to ...
This book fully lives up to its billing. It begins by highlighting the state of the U.S. Army as it was upon the outbreak of the Second World War and the promotion of George Catlett Marshall as Army Chief of Staff. Marshall, while not a West Point graduate as were many of his contemporaries, had mad...
Ran across this article written in 2007 that presages, I suspect, some of the content and concerns of Rick's book.We'll see.http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2007/05/2635198
11 years ago
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