Warriors and Scholars: A Modern War ReaderPeter B. Lane, Ronald E. Marcello University of North Texas Press, 2005 - 288 pages Few works of military history are able to move between the battlefield and academia. But Warriors and Scholars takes the best from both worlds by presenting the viewpoints of senior, eminent military historians on topics of their specialty, alongside veteran accounts for the modern war being discussed. Editors Peter Lane and Ronald Marcello have added helpful contextual and commentary footnotes for student readers. The papers, originally from the University of North Texas's annual Military History Seminar, are organized chronologically from World War II to the present day, making this a modern war reader of great use for the professional and the student. Scholars and topics include David Glantz on the Soviet Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945; Robert Divine on the decision to use the atomic bomb; George Herring on Lyndon Baines Johnson as Commander-in-Chief; and Brian Linn comparing the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq with the 1899-1902 war in the Philippines. Veterans and their topics include flying with the Bloody 100th by John Luckadoo; an enlisted man in the Pacific theater of World War II, by Roy Appleton; a POW in Vietnam, by David Winn; and Cold War duty in Moscow, by Charles Hamm. This book pairs eminent military historians and veterans discussing key military engagements and themes, from World War II to the present. Inside are such illustrious names in military history as David Glantz (Soviet warfare in WWII), Robert Divine (decision to use atomic bomb), George Herring (Johnson as commander-in-chief), and Brian Linn (comparing occupation in Philippines 1899-1902 with current occupation in Iraq). Within each military period in question is a veteran's narrative account, giving an "I was there" perspective of the war being discussed. |
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... Japan : A Survivor's Story Dr. Robert A. Divine , University of Texas Ending the War with Japan : 85 The Decision to Use the Atomic Bombs SECTION III : THE EARLY COLD WAR General Russell E. Dougherty , USAF ( Ret . ) Leadership During ...
... drastically changed when, in my sophomore year at the University of Chattanooga, the Japanese suddenly and without warning attacked Pearl Harbor. Even at nineteen and twenty years of age, many of us 30 World War II—Europe.
... Japanese sneak attack on the United States on December 7, 1941, decided that question for us. Consequently, it immediately became the nationally patriotic thing for all able-bodied young men to join one branch or the other of the ...
... quite naturally been known as “Lucky” ever since. Given the miraculous nature of my experience, I truly think I should be called “Extra Lucky.” Section II WORLD WAR II—PACIFIC The Japanese attack at Pearl 46 World War II—Europe.
... Japanese homeland to a historian who analyzes the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Roy Appleton was a carefree college student at the University of Texas when the war began. He and a high school buddy decided to enlist in the ...
Contents
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THE EARLY COLD WAR | 102 |
THE KOREAN WAR | 125 |
THE VIETNAM WAR | 166 |
THE LATE COLD WAR | 206 |
TERRORISM | 227 |
Index | 275 |