General Walter Krueger : unsung hero of the Pacific War /

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"He made his name in the jungles of the Pacific theater, was featured on the cover of Time magazine, was tapped by Douglas MacArthur to lead the invasion of Japan, and made crucial contributions to the army's tactical and operational doctrine. Yet General Walter Krueger is still one of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holzimmer, Kevin C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2007.
Colección:Modern war studies.
Temas:
Krueger, Walter, > 1881-1967.
Krueger, Walter, > 1881-1967
Krueger, Walter (Soldat, > 1881-1967)
United States. > Army > Officers > Biography.
United States. > Army. > Army, 6th > History.
United States. > Army
United States. > Army. > Army, 6th
1939-1945
Geschichte 1943-1945.
Generals > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area.
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Pacifique, Région du.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
Armed Forces > Officers
Generals
Regimental histories
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Pacific Area
United States
Pazifischer Ozean > Südwest
Verenigde Staten.
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The making of a General Officer: 1881-1943
  • From Germany to the Philippines, 1881-1903
  • Education of a tactician, 1903-1920
  • Preparation for high command, 1920-1938
  • Training with the Third Army, 1938-1943
  • Operational leadership in the Southwest Pacific Area, 1943-1945
  • New Britain, May 1943-February 1944
  • The fight for New Guinea, part 1: February-May 1944
  • The fight for New Guinea, part 2: May-October 1944
  • Leyte, October-December 1944
  • Luzon and Japan, January 1945-January 1946
  • The postwar years, 1946-1967
  • Retirement and tragedy, 1946-1967
  • Conclusion.

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