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The greatest war : Americans in combat, 1941-1945 / Gerald Astor.

LIBRA D769 .A85 1999
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Format:
Author/Creator:
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genre:
  • Personal narratives -- American.
  • Personal narratives.
  • Biographies.
Physical Description:
ix, 1033 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Novato, CA : Presidio, [1999]
Summary:
"The Greatest War" is an American-combat history of what Studs Turkel dubbed the "good war, " World War II, told largely in the words of the American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who were there. Maps & photos.
Contents:
  • "This is not a drill"
  • Preattack maneuvers
  • The Philippine defenses
  • Still asleep
  • Early engagements
  • Retreat
  • The East of Indies
  • The fall of Bataan
  • The death march and morale missions
  • Final defeat in the Philippines
  • At sea and in the air
  • American airpower concepts
  • Opening offensives
  • Paratroopers, raiders, rangers, marauders, Alamo scouts
  • Torch
  • Grim glimmers
  • Defeat
  • Tunisia
  • Husky
  • Island ventures
  • Point blank, blitz week, and Ploesti
  • Avalanche, shingle, and defeats
  • Solomon finales, Galvanic, and Flintlock
  • Burmese days and skip bombing
  • Big week, batterings and assaults in Italy.
  • Galahad's joust, new ventures, minor gains, and overlord
  • Overlord overtures
  • Daylight at Omaha Beach
  • Getting off Omaha
  • Utah Beach
  • Hanging on
  • The Normandy campaign begins
  • Superforst and the Marianas
  • Breakout
  • Dragoon
  • Silent service, Peleliu, Mars
  • Paris, Brest, Market Garden
  • Winter comes to Europe
  • "I have returned"
  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Kamikazes
  • The Ardennes
  • Chaos
  • End of siege
  • Casualties and POWs
  • The Battle of Manila
  • Firestorms
  • Over the Rhine
  • Operation Iceberg
  • Tennozan
  • Ie Shima and beyond
  • Liberations and victory
  • Penultimate actions
  • Endgame in the Philippines
  • The bomb and the end
  • After-action reports.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1007-1013) and index.
ISBN:
0891416951
OCLC:
42049357

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