Taking Command

General J. Lawton Collins From Guadalcanal to Utah Beach and Victory in Europe

von H. Paul Jeffers

354 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"The crux of the fighting was the place I headed for." -General J. Lawton Collins Known as "the GI's general" and "Lightning Joe," General J. Lawton Collins played no less than a global part in the Allied victory of World War II. Here, for the first time, is the story of an American hero and patriot- a man who earned the admiration of the grunts with whom he shared foxholes and the respect of the highest-ranking generals. Collins was a true leader of men with his iron-clad devotion to duty, his genuine concern for those under his command, and his seemingly unending drive to defend his nation against all enemies-no matter where the fight took him...

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Zweiter Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9780451229830
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.05.2010
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group