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PeriodicalLarge Print Book
Author Ricks, Thomas E, author

Title The generals : American military command from World War II to today / Thomas E. Ricks.

Publication Info. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2013.

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 New Britain, Main Library - Large Print Materials  LP 355.0092 RIC    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  LP-355.00973 RI    Check Shelf
Edition Large print edition.
Description 861 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Series Thorndike Press large print nonfiction
Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary History has been kind to the American generals of World War II and less kind to the generals of the wars that followed. Setting out to explain why, Thomas E. Ricks cites a widening gulf between performance and accountability. Then, scores of American generals were relieved of command simply for not being good enough. Today, as one American colonel said bitterly, "A private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war."
Subject Generals -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century -- Case studies.
Command of troops -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Large type books.
ISBN 9781410454706
1410454703
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