Taking Command
General J. Lawton Collins From Guadalcanal to Utah Beach and Victory in Europe
$53.27
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2010
Summary
“The crux of the fighting was the place I headed for.” -General J. Lawton Collins
Known as “the GI’s general” and “Lightning Joe,” General J. Lawton Collins played no less than a global part in the Allied victory of World War II. Here, for the first time, is the story of an American hero and patriot—a man who earned the admiration of the grunts with whom he shared foxholes and the respect of the highest-ranking generals. Collins was a true leader of men with his iron-clad devotion to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451229830 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0451229835 |
| Author: | H. Paul Jeffers |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | E P Dutton & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 153mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
H. Paul Jeffers
H. Paul Jeffers was a journalist and the author of more than 50 books, including Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.- The Life of a War Hero; Colonel Roosevelt- Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1897-1898; Commissioner Roosevelt; and a true-crime bestseller, Sal Mineo- His Life, Murder, and Mystery. He died in 2009.
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