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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... Korean War : Are There Still Military Lessons to be Learned ? Colonel Henry G. Gole , USA ( Ret . ) 148 Combat in Korea : Reflections by a Once Young Soldier SECTION V: THE VIETNAM WAR Dr. George C. Herring, University CONTENTS.
... learned at such a great cost. The sacrifices of these pioneering aviators did not match the casualties on the ground in the Eastern Front, but their early losses of men and planes were also incredible, and chances for survival were not ...
... learned the true meaning of " Yours is not to question why ; yours is but to do or die . " For citizen soldiers this reality came as a rude and bitter lesson . From carefree college lads with little on our minds but hair , overnight we ...
... learned that we were replacing the original co-pilots because the group had been refused certification for combat just as they were about to go overseas, causing the group commander to be replaced. This action occurred despite the ...
... learned was how to work with each other as members of a crew. You relied on each of your comrades, so if you did not have that homogeneity within the crew, and good morale and good discipline and commonality of purpose, you had lost a ...
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 |