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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... position of great responsibility with minimal training and preparation. These brave American aviators had to overcome the skills of veteran Luftwaffe pilots, adverse weather, heavy antiaircraft fire, and fatigue to deliver their bombs ...
... positions in the formation, targets assigned for that mission, and how many planes had been shot out of the formation. We soon developed a very healthy respect for German intelligence. The range of the RAF fighter escorts was only about ...
... position. They never deviated. Our gunners were desperately firing at them and may have even killed the pilot of the lead ship, as he did not veer the slightest bit but flew directly into the aircraft in front of me, knocking it out of ...
... positions inland from the beach. Pillboxes, nearly 500 of them, were everywhere, and most were fully covered by logs, steel plates, and sand. The Japanese on Betio were equipped with 8-inch, turret-mounted naval rifles (the so-called ...
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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 |