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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... periods following the presentations, which challenge the speakers and many members of the well-informed audience. In the words of Dr. Donald Pickens, a member of the History Department: “This collection is valuable because it combines ...
... period of less than six months. Faced with this sudden, deep, and relentless German advance, the Red Army and the Soviet state were forced to fight desperately for their very survival. The ensuing struggle went on in a region of some ...
... period from June 1941 through April 1945, the majority of German forces fought in the East rather than in the West. Eighty percent of the Wehrmacht fought in the East through 1942. After 1942, the figure declines to around 60 percent ...
... period of war extends from June 22, 1941, to November 18, 1942, the day before the Stalingrad counteroffensive began. This was a period when, as the Soviets view it, the Wehrmacht held the strategic initiative in Russia, and the Red ...
... period of war, as the Soviets call it, there are activities that have been concealed, including a series of planned Soviet counteroffensives in June, July, and August 1941 in the teeth of Operation Barbarossa. Contrary to popular belief ...
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 |