Synopses & Reviews
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.
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Compilers Ancell and Miller present almost 2,400 biographical entries that represent, they believe, 99 percent of US generals and flag officers of WW II...this work will be of value in collections emphasizing history or biography of the US, military, or WW II.Choice
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...[a] useful complement in public and academic libraries to the standard military biographical dictionaries.Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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An essential book of World War II buffs, military history readers and writers, wargamers, students, and researchers.Amazon.com Books
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...impressive.Historical Journal of Massachusetts
Synopsis
The first definitive collection of all American generals and flag officers who served in World War II.
About the Author
CHRISTINE M. MILLER, formerly a director of admissions and professor, is now a free-lance writer.
Table of Contents
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