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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... enemy twenty-four hours a day. Major Luckadoo provides a personal view of the broad strategy of the campaign, and of special value is his perspective as a young airman thrust into a position of great responsibility with minimal training ...
... enemy had no such luxury. Thus, the awesome power of U.S. production rapidly ratcheted up to an incredible level, the likes of which the world had never before seen. This factor alone was eventually to deliver the death knell to the ...
... enemy territory, you were subjected to attacks by enemy fighters, and they would come from any direction. You had to ignore them as a pilot, however, and concentrate on the plane next to you that you were guiding on, assuming that it ...
... enemy coast. Enemy fighters in relays challenged our formations as we proceeded to the target, and evasive action was nearly impossible while maintaining close formation, which meant that flak from antiaircraft batteries was also a ...
... enemy fighters would then cease firing and escort it to the nearest airfield to land. Some wags soon began to wonder what would happen if the surrender signal were made, and when the fighters left the plane alone, thinking it would land ...
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 |