A Soldier's Story (Paperback, Modern Library pbk. ed)

Reprint of a fine workmanlike soldier's life, by the American who commanded the diciest beach landing on Normandy D-day. Son of a Missouri schoolteacher, Bradley chose the army for a career, but 32 years passed before he was in action. He helped clear the Axis armies out of Tunisia and Sicily, and under his West Point classmate Eisenhower ran the largest army (1.2 million men) the USA ever put into the field. He cared a lot about his soldiers, and shows in this book why he sent them where he did, ending in a victorious junction with the Soviet army on the Elbe. (Kirkus UK)

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.
      
The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library War
Release date:	May 1999
First published:	May 1999
Authors:	Omar N. Bradley
Introduction by:	A.J. Liebling
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	688
Edition:	Modern Library pbk. ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-75421-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-375-75421-0
Barcode:	9780375754210

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