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General Mark W. Clark was one of the most successful – and controversial – US officers of World War II. Reprinted here for the first time in fifty years are his memoirs, which have been newly updated by his biographer, Martin Blumenson. A 1917 graduate of West Point, Clark was wounded on his first day of combat while serving with the 5th Division in France in June 1918. In 1942, George Marshall sent Clark to England, where he so impressed Winston Churchill that the prime minister nicknamed him`the American Eagle’. Shortly after, he was appointed as Dwight D. Eisenshower’s deputy supreme commander for the invasion of French North Africa. Clark commanded the Fifth Army in Italy from 1942 to 1945. His appointment made him the youngest lieutenant general in the US Army; however, despite a well-earned reputation for bravery his command was not without criticism– in particular, that resulting from the costly assaults against the town of Monte Cassino. Calculated Risk gives an unprecedented insight into this most complex commander and his campaigns.
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General Mark W. Clark first published this book in 1950. He was the Allied commander of the 5th Army in Italy, 1943-1945.
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Calculated Risk: The Memoirs of a Great Commanding General of WWII
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Enigma Books, 2007
ISBN 10: 1929631596
ISBN 13: 9781929631599
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Calculated Risk: The Memoirs of a Great Commanding General of WWII
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Enigma Books, 2007
ISBN 10: 1929631596
ISBN 13: 9781929631599
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Paperback. Condición: Good. Old Europe's new crisis. Europe, the charming continent of windmills and gondolas. But lately, Europe has become the continent of endless strikes and demonstrations, bombs on the trains and subways, radical Islamic cells in every city, and ghettos so hopeless and violent even the police won't enter them. In Spain, a terrorist attack prompts instant capitulation to the terrorists' demands. In France, the suburbs go up in flames every night. In Holland, politicians and artists are murdered for speaking frankly about Islamic immigration. This isn't the Europe we thought we knew. What's going on over there? Traveling overland from London to Istanbul, journalist Claire Berlinski shows why the Continent has lately appeared so bewildering--and often so thoroughly obnoxious--to Americans. Speaking to Muslim immigrants, German rock stars, French cops, and Italian women who have better things to do than have children, she finds that Europe is still, despite everything, in the grip of the same old ancient demons. Anyone who knows the history can sense it: There is something ugly--and familiar--in the air. But something new is happening as well. Indeed, Europe now confronts--and seems unable to cope with--an entirely new set of troubles. Tracing the ancient conflicts and newly erupting crises, Menace in Europe reveals: - Why Islamic radicalism and terrorist indoctrination flourish as Europe fails to assimilate millions of Muslim immigrants - How plummeting birthrates hurtle Europe toward economic and cultural catastrophe - Why hatred of America has become ubiquitous--on Europe's streets, in its books, newspapers, and music, and at the highest levels of government - How long-repressed destructive instincts are suddenly reemerging - How the death of religious faith has created a hopeless, morally unmoored Europe that clings to anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism, and other dangerous ideologies - Why the notion of a united Europe is a fantasy and what that means for the United States In the end, these are not separate issues. Berlinski provocatively demonstrates that Europe's political and cultural crisis mirrors its profound moral and spiritual crisis. But this is not just Europe's problem. Menace in Europe makes clear that the spiritual void at the heart of Europe is ultimately our problem too. And America will pay a terrible price if we continue to ignore it. From the Hardcover edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: CIN1929631596G
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Calculated Risk
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