The Biographical Dictionary of World War II Generals and Flag Officers

Informationen zum Autor R. Manning Ancell , a former magazine publisher and broadcast journalist, is now an independent researcher and free-lance writer. He is the author of Who Will Lead? (Praeger, 1995). Christine M. Miller , formerly a director of admissions and professor, is now a free-lance writer. She received her PhD from Northwestern University. Klappentext The enormous popularity of all aspects of World War II over the last half century has produced thousands of books but no single collection of biographies of American military and naval leaders during the war. This is the first definitive book containing biographical material on all of our country's generals and flag officers who served any active duty from December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945. It includes general officers of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, the National Guard, and the U.S. Marine Corps and flag officers of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. In addition to regular officers, it includes officers called to active duty from the Reserves, officers brought from retirement to temporary active duty, and officers promoted to high rank directly from civilian life. As the first and only definitive collection of all American generals and flag officers who served in World War II, the book will be a useful resource for both librarians and those interested in World War II. Zusammenfassung A biographical dictionary of American generals and flag officers who served any active duty from December 7! 1941 to September 2! 1945. It includes officers of the US Army! the US Air force! the National Guard and the US Marine Corps. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsThe United States ArmyThe United States Army Air ForceNational Guard of the United StatesThe United States NavyThe United States Marine CorpsThe United States Coast GuardAppendix 1: Summary of Birthplaces and BirthdatesAppendix 2: Officers Who Died During World War IIIndex...

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R. Manning Ancell, a former magazine publisher and broadcast journalist, is now an independent researcher and free-lance writer. He is the author of Who Will Lead? (Praeger, 1995). Christine M. Miller, formerly a director of admissions and professor, is now a free-lance writer. She received her PhD from Northwestern University.

Klappentext
The enormous popularity of all aspects of World War II over the last half century has produced thousands of books but no single collection of biographies of American military and naval leaders during the war. This is the first definitive book containing biographical material on all of our country's generals and flag officers who served any active duty from December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945. It includes general officers of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, the National Guard, and the U.S. Marine Corps and flag officers of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. In addition to regular officers, it includes officers called to active duty from the Reserves, officers brought from retirement to temporary active duty, and officers promoted to high rank directly from civilian life.

As the first and only definitive collection of all American generals and flag officers who served in World War II, the book will be a useful resource for both librarians and those interested in World War II.

Zusammenfassung
A biographical dictionary of American generals and flag officers who served any active duty from December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945. It includes officers of the US Army, the US Air force, the National Guard and the US Marine Corps.

Inhalt
Preface Acknowledgments The United States Army The United States Army Air Force National Guard of the United States The United States Navy The United States Marine Corps The United States Coast Guard Appendix 1: Summary of Birthplaces and Birthdates Appendix 2: Officers Who Died During World War II Index

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