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Marshall and His Generals
Stephen R. Taaffe
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Description for Marshall and His Generals
Paperback. The first and only book to focus entirely on the selection and performance of American army generals in both major theaters (Europe and the Pacific) of World War II. Chronicles and critiques the background, character, achievements, and failures of the more than three dozen general officers chosen for top combat group commands. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
General George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army during World War II, faced the daunting task not only of overseeing two theatres of a global conflict but also of selecting the best generals to carry out American grand strategy. Marshall and His Generals is the first and only book to focus entirely on that selection process and the performances, both stellar and disappointing, that followed from it. Stephen Taaffe chronicles and critiques the background, character, achievements, and failures of the more than three dozen general officers chosen for top combat group commands—from commanders like Dwight Eisenhower and ... Read more
General George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army during World War II, faced the daunting task not only of overseeing two theatres of a global conflict but also of selecting the best generals to carry out American grand strategy. Marshall and His Generals is the first and only book to focus entirely on that selection process and the performances, both stellar and disappointing, that followed from it. Stephen Taaffe chronicles and critiques the background, character, achievements, and failures of the more than three dozen general officers chosen for top combat group commands—from commanders like Dwight Eisenhower and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619429
SKU
V9780700619429
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About Stephen R. Taaffe
Stephen R. Taaffe is professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. He is author of Commanding Lincoln’s Navy: Union Naval Leadership During the Civil War; Commanding the Army of the Potomac; The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777–1778; and MacArthur’s Jungle War: The 1944 New Guinea Campaign; and is a two-time winner of the Army Historical Foundation’s ... Read more
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