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UNINA9910797529003321 |
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Autore |
Wheeler James Scott |
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Titolo |
Jacob L. Devers : a general's life / / James Scott Wheeler ; foreword by Rick Atkinson |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-6604-7 |
0-8131-6603-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (617 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Generals - United States |
World War, 1939-1945 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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From York to West Point -- Apprenticeship -- World War I and the Roaring Twenties -- Professional growth -- The approach of war -- Marshall's fireman and division command -- Forging the thunderbolt -- On to the war -- European Theater commander -- Mediterranean Theater of Operations -- Stalemate in Italy and the invasion of southern France -- Sixth Army Group: the Riviera to the Vosges -- The Vosges and Alsace campaigns -- Winter of discontent -- Victory in Europe -- Postwar challenges -- Retirement and beyond. |
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