Iain Martin

Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told: Unforgettable Stories of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice

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Produktbeschreibung

Portraits of courage and dedication from the Revolution to today From the highly successful "Greatest Stories Ever Told" series--over 150000 in print!

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Since the United States Army¿s inception by an act of Congress on June 14, 1775, its remarkable service members have engaged in almost every one of the most important turning points in our nation¿s history. In The Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told, editor Iain Martin gathers the amazing experiences of Americäs fighting men and women into one unforgettable collection. Each story recounts the sights, sounds, and significance of such hallowed battlefields as Yorktown, Gettysburg, and the Argonne. Ride a rickety boat with Washington in his famous night crossing over the Potomac. Triumph with Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain as he snatches victory from the jaws of defeat on Gettysburg¿s Little Round Top. Charge San Juan Hill with Theodore Roosevelt, as told by the eräs most famous war correspondent, Richard Harding Davis.This collection includes the most significant stories of the highest generals from famous actions such as D-Day and Inchon, as well as the most memorable experiences of the citizen soldier far from home, in such places as Landing Zone X-Ray and 73 Easting. Whether fighting at home or abroad, whether in victory or defeat, The Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told shares the stories and singular experiences of these amazing individuals, and sheds new light on their courage and sacrifice.

Produktdetails

• Greatest
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9781592288588
• ISBN-10: 1592288588
• Artikelnr.: 21184510

Autorenporträt

By Iain Martin

Inhaltsangabe

Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told Edited by Iain Martin Contents
Introduction 1 1 Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer 0 2 Battle
of Yorktown by Private Joseph Plum Martin 00 3 Dispatches from the Mexican
War by George Wilkins Kendall 00 4 Bayonet Forward: Gettysburg by Colonel
Lawrence Chamberlain 00 5 Appomattox Courthouse by Ulysses S. Grant 00 6
The Battle of San Juan by Richard Harding Davis 00 7 The Argonne by John S.
D. Eisenhower 000 8 Argonne War Diary by Sergeant Alvin York 000 9 Normandy
Invasion by Andy Rooney 000 10 And Yet We Got On by Ernie Pyle 000 11 Point
du Hoc by Stephen Ambrose 000 11 H-Hour from The Longest Day by Cornelius
Ryan 000 12 The Road to Bastogne by Martha Gellhorn 000 13 NUTS!-The Battle
of the Bulge by John Toland 000 14 Dachau by Martha Gellhorn 000 15 Pork
Chop Hill by S. L. A. Marshall 000 16 A Reporter's Journal from Hell: Ia
Drang Valley by Joe Galloway 000 17 If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim
O'Brien 000 18 Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War by Rick
Atkinson 000 19 Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden 000 20 Among Warriors in
Iraq by Mike Tucker 000