15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century - Tapa blanda

Weintraub, Stanley

 
9780451223920: 15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century
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ISBN 10: 0451223926 ISBN 13: 9780451223920
Editorial: Dutton Caliber, 2008

Sinopsis

15 Stars presents the intertwined lives of three great men—Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Marshall—against the sweeping background of six unforgettable decades, from the two world wars to the Cold War. As it reveals the personalities behind the public images, it shows how much of a difference three men can make not only to a nation, but the world. 

In the closing days of World War II, America looked up to three five-star generals as its greatest heroes. George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Douglas MacArthur personified victory, from the Pentagon to Normandy to the Far East. Counterparts and on occasion competitors, they had leapfrogged each other, sometimes stonewalled each other, even supported and protected each other throughout their celebrated careers. In the public mind they stood for glamour, integrity, and competence. But for dramatic twists of circumstance, all three—rather than only one—might have occupied the White House.

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Stanley Weintraub was a US Army veteran and Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State University, and the author of numerous histories and biographies, including 11 Days in December.

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Editorial
Dutton Caliber
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0451223926
ISBN 13 
9780451223920
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Número de páginas
576
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