Sökt på: Böcker av Stephen R. Taaffe
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Mcarthur's Jungle War
When General Douglas MacArthur led Allied troops into the jungles of New Guinea in World War II, he was already looking ahead. By successfully leapfrogging Japanese forces on that …
MacArthur ’s Korean War Generals
Wedged chronologically between World War II and Vietnam, the Korean War—which began with North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June of 1950—possessed neither the virtuous …
Commanding Lincoln's Navy
The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, co-operating with the Union Army in amphibious assaults, and operating on the …
MacArthur's Korean War Generals
Wedged chronologically between World War II and Vietnam, the Korean Warwhich began with North Koreas invasion of South Korea in June of 1950possessed neither the virtuous …
Commanding the Army of the Potomac
Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book AwardDuring the Civil War, thirty-six officers in the Army of the Potomac were assigned corps commands of up to 30,000 men. …
Commanding the Pacific
The Marine Corps covered itself in glory in World War II with victories over the Japanese in hard-fought battles such as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Iwo Jima. While these battles are …
Commanding the Army of the Potomac
During the Civil War, thirty-six officers in the Army of the Potomac were assigned corps commands of up to 30,000 men. Collectively charged with leading the Union's most …
US Army Divisions of the Pacific War
A new narrative and analytic history of the twenty U.S. Army divisions that fought in the Pacific War.Despite the prevailing view that the Marine Corps bore the brunt of the …
Washington's Revolutionary War Generals
When the Revolutionary War began, Congress established a national army and appointed George Washington its commander in chief. Congress then took it upon itself to choose numerous …
Marshall and His Generals
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 …
Marshall and His Generals
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 theaters of a global conflict but also of …
The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778
This work presents a new narrative history of the Philadelphia campaign that took place not only in the hills and woods surrounding Philadelphia, but also in east central New …