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Автор: Svensson Lennart Название: Commanders: American Generals from Lee to Schwarzkopf ISBN: 0648299635 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780648299639 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3669.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Commanders is a collection of biographies about American generals. It takes a look at American history from the Civil War to the Gulf War by telling the stories of the generals commanding the wars - from Lee to Schwarzkopf.
Written as popular history, each general is individually described. Author Lennart Svensson does everything from telling anecdotes, reflecting on culture, war and history, to musing over operational details, meticulously narrating each general's story. Commanders provides "good stories, well told" in the genre of the historical essay. At the end of the book there is also a chapter examining topics such as the mirroring of American wars in literature and film.
As Svensson says in the introduction: "these are war stories, told by the fireside with a glass of whisky in the hand."
The study includes the following generals:
Robert E. Lee
George G. Meade
U. S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
George B. McClellan
George A. Custer
John J. Pershing
George C. Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
George S. Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Claire Lee Chennault
James H. Doolittle
Leslie R. Groves
Charles E. Yeager
Schwarzkopf
Автор: Primomo Название: The Appomattox Generals ISBN: 078647632X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786476329 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4990.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Joshua L. Chamberlain of Maine and John B. Gordon of Georgia led the Union and Confederate armies, respectively, at the formal surrender ceremony at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia on April 12, 1865. In one of the most dramatic and memorable moments of the Civil War, as the Confederate soldiers marched through the Union lines to stack their weapons and flags, Chamberlain, moved by the historic moment and desiring to pay honour to a valiant, defeated foe, ordered his Union soldiers to salute Gordon's Confederates. Gordon, surprised but stirred by the same emotion, immediately responded, and ordered his men to return the salute. <br><br>Both men had volunteered for military service, feeling a strong need to fight for the cause of their respective sections. They entered military service as low level officers with no formal military training. Repeatedly, they exhibited exceptional aptitude and responsibility, rising through the ranks as they received the glowing accolades of their superiors. Yet, they remained humble, continually demonstrating extraordinary courage, which earned them the respect of their men. Ultimately, their heroism and leadership culminated in their meeting as the commanders at the Appomattox Courthouse surrender. After the Civil War, Chamberlain and Gordon entered politics in their respective states.
The opportunity to retire evaded George Marshall. In September 1950, General Marshall, as he was called by everyone, left his office at the American Red Cross and was driven across the Potomac River to the Pentagon to be sworn into his new post as Secretary of Defense.
If you did not know that the General of the Army George Marshall's last official office was Secretary of Defense, you would not be alone. For most people, his story ends with the Marshall Plan, and there has not been a biography dedicated to George Marshall in his final official role until now.
Автор: Wheeler James Scott Название: Jacob L. Devers: A General`s Life ISBN: 0813166020 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813166025 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 7128.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Nevertheless, Eisenhower disliked Devers -- a fact laid bare when he ordered Devers`s Sixth Army Group to halt at the Rhine.
Автор: Axelrod, Alan, Author Of "generals South, Generals North " Название: Patton`s drive ISBN: 0762761318 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780762761319 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 2735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Patton`s Drive tells the story of how a young man born to war-who believed himself the literal incarnation of all great warriors past-became a modern American general: in terms of enemy killed or captured, territory taken, and people liberated, the greatest field commander of World War II.
Описание: Rosalie Kaufman adapted Plutarch`s famous biographies for children curious to discover the deeds of the greatest leaders and military heroes of Ancient Greece and Rome.
Автор: Wheeler, James Scott Название: Jacob l. devers ISBN: 0813175984 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813175980 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 5346.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this definitive biography, James Scott Wheeler delivers a groundbreaking reassessment of the American commander whose contributions to victory in Europe are topped only by General Dwight D. Eisenhower`s.
Автор: Connelly Название: John M. Schofield And The Politics Of Generalship ISBN: 146961460X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781469614601 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 8732.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the first full biography of Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906), Donald B. Connelly examines the career of one of the leading commanders in the western theatre during the Civil War. In doing so, Connelly illuminates the role of politics in the formulation of military policy, during both war and peace, in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Автор: Carmichael Peter S. Название: Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee ISBN: 0807162329 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780807162323 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3762.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Despite the literary outpouring on the life of Robert E. Lee, the southern chieftain remains an enigma. The existing scholarship is so voluminous, complex, and contradictory that it is difficult to penetrate the inner Lee and appreciate him as a general. Peter S. Carmichael has assembled a formidable array of Civil War historians who rigorously return to Lee's own words and actions in interpreting the war in Virginia. This is the first collective volume to scrutinize specific aspects of the general's military career.Carmichael's opening contribution confronts Lee's supposed drive for a victory of annihilation and takes issue with claims that he was too aggressive. William J. Miller's novel analysis of Lee's leadership during the pivotal Seven Days battles reconstructs his strategic thinking and corrects old assumptions. Gordon C. Rhea overturns the common notion that Lee anticipated his adversaries with uncanny precision in the Overland campaign of 1864. Robert E. L. Krick takes aim at the oft-repeated criticism that Lee was not attuned to the demands of modern warfare because he failed to surround himself with enough subordinates to ensure the smooth operation of the army; in fact, Krick argues, Lee continually fine-tuned the performance of his support staff, striving to eliminate deficiencies. Finally, Max R. Williams's examination of the relationship between Lee and North Carolina governor Zebulon B. Vance, and Mark L. Bradley's portrait of Lee's relationships with Jefferson Davis and Joseph E. Johnston, offer contrasting views of the soldier as both politically assertive and reticent, respectively. Falling easily into neither the pro- nor anti-Lee camp, Audacity Personified challenges long-standing beliefs accepted since Douglas Southhall Freeman's influential biography of Lee was published seventy years ago. These diverse scholarly visions of the great Confederate general move beyond clich???, iluuminating Lee's career with fresh interpretations.
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