| Description |
xxxiv, 618 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Modern Library war.
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| Note |
Originally published: New York : Holt, 1951. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the Modern Library War Series / Caleb Carr -- Introduction / A. J. Liebling -- Ch. 1. Summons to the Normandy Invasion -- Ch. 2. Overseas -- Ch. 3. Tunisia -- Ch. 4. With Patton to El Guettar -- Ch. 5. Commanding General, II Corps -- Ch. 6. Objective: Bizerte -- Ch. 7. End of the Afrika Korps -- Ch. 8. Priming for the Sicilian Invasion -- Ch. 9. Invasion of Sicily -- Ch. 10. Coast Road to Messina -- Ch. 11. Arrival in England -- Ch. 12. Evolution of OVERLORD -- Ch. 13. Problems of Command -- Ch. 14. Planning the Assault -- Ch. 15. D Day, Normandy -- Ch. 16. Cherbourg Falls -- Ch. 17. Breakout -- Ch. 18. Encirclement of a German Army -- Ch. 19. Liberation of Paris -- Ch. 20. Famine in Supply -- Ch. 21. Counteroffensive -- Ch. 22. Breaching the Rhine -- Ch. 23. To the Elbe -- App. Order of Battle, 12th Army Group -- App. Organizational Charts. Field Army, 1944. Infantry Division, 1944. Armored Division, 1944 -- App. Principal Persons. |
| Summary |
D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the relentless drive through Germany toward Allied victory - Omar Bradley, the "GI General," was there for every major engagement in the European theater. A Soldier's Story is the behind-the-scenes eyewitness account of the war that shaped our century: the tremendous manpower at work, the unprecedented stakes, the snafus that almost led to defeat, the larger-than-life personalities and brilliant generals (Patton, Eisenhower, Montgomery) who masterminded it all. One of the two books on which the movie Patton was based, A Soldier's Story is a compelling and vivid memoir from the greatest military tactician of our time. |
| Subject |
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Liebling, A. J. (Abbott Joseph), 1904-1963, author of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9780375754210 |
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0375754210 |
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