Taking Command
Author: Jeffers, H. Paul
ISBN: 9780451229830
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 04 May 2010
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"The crux of the fighting was the place I headed for." -General J. Lawton Collins /b> br>br> Known as "the GI's general" and "Lightning Joe," General J. Lawton Collins played no less than a global part in the Allied victory of World War II. br>br> Here, for the first time, is the story of an American hero and patriot- a man who earned the admiration of the grunts with whom he shared foxholes and the respect of the highest-ranking generals. Collins was a true leader of men with his iron-clad devotion to duty, his genuine concern for those under his command, and his seemingly unending drive to defend his nation against all enemies-no matter where the fight took him...
ISBN: 9780451229830
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 04 May 2010
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"The crux of the fighting was the place I headed for." -General J. Lawton Collins /b> br>br> Known as "the GI's general" and "Lightning Joe," General J. Lawton Collins played no less than a global part in the Allied victory of World War II. br>br> Here, for the first time, is the story of an American hero and patriot- a man who earned the admiration of the grunts with whom he shared foxholes and the respect of the highest-ranking generals. Collins was a true leader of men with his iron-clad devotion to duty, his genuine concern for those under his command, and his seemingly unending drive to defend his nation against all enemies-no matter where the fight took him...
