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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... Leadership During the Cold War : A Four - Star General's Perspective 104 SECTION IV : THE KOREAN WAR Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons , USMC ( Ret . ) 128 The Korean War : Are There Still Military Lessons to be Learned ? Colonel Henry ...
... leader and the other squadron leader were shot out of the formation, and of the initial eighteen aircraft in the 100th Bomb Group only six were still flying. Just the same, we bombed the target, rallied the remaining forces, and headed ...
... leaders were driven by the primary goal of ending the conflict as soon as possible with the least loss of American life. Divine concludes that Truman acted properly in employing the bomb, which swiftly brought World War II to an end ...
... marksmanship, proficiency with heavy weapons, small-unit leadership, bravery, and stoic willingness to die to the last man. 4 Editor's note: The commander of the 2nd Marine Division 53 An Enlisted Marine's Perspective on the Pacific War.
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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 |