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A Soldier's Story (Modern Library War Ser.)
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A Soldier's Story (Modern Library War Ser.) Paperback - 1999

by Bradley, Omar N.; Carr, Caleb (editor)

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The memoirs of "the G.I. General", who, surrounded by a sea of prima donnas during World War II, never stopped quietly learning his trade until he became, during the conquest of Germany in 1945, arguably the most progressive and important senior American commander in the European theater.

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group, 1999. Very light cover scratches, light back cover crease. . 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Title A Soldier's Story (Modern Library War Ser.)
  • Author Bradley, Omar N.; Carr, Caleb (editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 4th Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 688
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 1999
  • Features Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 002382
  • ISBN 9780375754210 / 0375754210
  • Weight 1.95 lbs (0.88 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.7 in (23.62 x 15.49 x 4.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Generals - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98046973
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the publisher

Omar N. Bradley was born in Clark, Missouri, on February 12, 1893. He was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and only the fourth American to rise to the rank of five-star general. He died on April 8, 1981, and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Caleb Carr is the bestselling author of the novels The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of an American mercenary, The Devil Soldier. He writes frequently on military history for The New York Times and MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, where he is a contributing editor.

From the jacket flap

D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the relentless drive through Germany toward Allied victory--Omar Bradley, the "GI General," was there for every major engagement in the European theater. A Soldier's Story is the behind-the-scenes eyewitness account of the war that shaped our century: the tremendous manpower at work, the unprecedented stakes, the snafus that almost led to defeat, the larger-than-life personalities and brilliant generals (Patton, Eisenhower, Montgomery) who masterminded it all. One of the two books on which the movie Patton was based, A Soldier's Story is a compelling and vivid memoir from the greatest military tactician of our time.
The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.

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Media reviews

"Superb history and literature...surpassed only by the magnificent volumes of  Winston Churchill."  -- The Saturday Review

"A Soldier's Story tells, better than any other book of its kind to date, how the war in the European theater was fought and why it was fought that way."
--A. J. Liebling, The New Yorker

Citations

  • Library Journal, 07/01/1999, Page 144
  • New York Times, 05/30/1999, Page 24

About the author

Omar N. Bradley was born in Clark, Missouri, on February 12, 1893. He was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and only the fourth American to rise to the rank of five-star general. He died on April 8, 1981, and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Caleb Carr is the bestselling author of the novels The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of an American mercenary, The Devil Soldier. He writes frequently on military history for The New York Times and MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, where he is a contributing editor.

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