Curtis LeMay: Strategist and Tactician (The Generals)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (828 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1621572994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 434 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Excellent review of the career and motivations of an underappreciated" according to F.B.A.. Excellent review of the career and motivations of an underappreciated but very capable US General.He used the weapons and other assets available to him to get his mission completed with the minimum casualties to his men.. "Great Man & Great book" according to Richard W. Schmidt. I previously purchased a copy of this book, read it (enjoyed it as I was a combat crew member in SAC) and gained an insight into the thinking of LeMay. I loaned it to a friend and he lost it. This purchase was paid for by him and it is a keeper.. A good read for WWII buffs wshrman This book revealed information about WWII I have not heard before. Gen. Lemay got the results needed in the theaters he directed, a no nonsense leader. My previous read was Killing Patton also a very revealing book about WWII.
Kennedy. Strategic Air Command. Army Air Corps of the interwar years to the nuclear age.LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay tells the whole story of the innovative pilot and navigator; the courageous general who led his bomber formations from the front, flying the lead bomber; the brilliant strategist; the unflagging patriot; and the founder of modern strategic bombing, who was famous and notorious in turns.In LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay, you’ll learn:How LeMay developed the strategy and techniques that transformed Allied bombing in World War II, radically improving results and saving livesWhy he developed the plan of fire-bombing TokyoWhy he expected a war with RussiaHow he tried to prevent the Bay of Pigs disasterWho really came up with the idea of bombing the North Vietnamese back into the Stone Age”Why he agreed to be George Wallace&rsqu
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Visit his website at WarrenKozak.. About the AuthorWarren Kozak is an author and journalist who has written for television’s most respected news anchors. Warren Kozak was born and raised in Wisconsin and lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Winner of the prestigious Benton Fellowship at the University of Chicago in 1993, he was an on-air reporter for NPR, and his work has appeared on PBS and in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Sun a