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General Walter Krueger : Unsung Hero of the Pacific War /

"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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Autor principal: Holzimmer, Kevin C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 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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