The Gentle Warrior

General Oliver Prince Smith, USMC

von La Bree

280 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In November 1950, United Nations forces in Korea narrowly escaped being overrun by Chinese Communist forces, due to the military expertise of General Oliver Prince Smith. Using the general's own notes and diaries, this book describes Smith's long and distinguished career, his command in Iceland in 1940, in the Pacific campaigns, and in Korea. The general's wartime dealings witrh military and political leaders is also discussed, paying tribute to a man called the ""gentle warrior"".

• ISBN: 9780873386869
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.05.2001
• Größe: 242 x 160 mm
• Verlag: Kent State University Press