Bradley

Format:

Book

Title:

Bradley

Author:

Axelrod, Alan, 1952-

ISBN:

9780230600188

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Physical Description:

x, 204 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series title(s):

Great generals series.

Contents:

Foreword / General Wesley K. Clark -- A Military trinity -- Missouri boy -- Runner up -- Left out -- Shoestring army -- Foot soldier in "Marshall's Revolution" -- From war college to war -- In Africa -- II Corps command -- D-Day -- Breakout -- Crisis -- Victory -- Five stars -- Why Bradley matters.

Summary:

Examines the life, strategy, and legacy of General Omar Bradley, who commanded the U.S. 12th Army Group in Europe during World War II, describing his involvement in the D-Day landings in 1944 and his influence in future military victories in Europe.

Personal Subject:

Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981.

Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981-Influence.

Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981. (OCoLC)fst00014761

Corporate Subject:

United States. Army -- Biography.

United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532

Subject(s):

United States. Army -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- Biography.

Leadership -- United States -- Case studies.

Command of troops -- Case studies.

United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.

Geographic Term:

United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.

United States.

Genre:

collective biographies.

Biographies.

Case studies.

Military history.

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Dubbed by the World War II press as "The GI General" because of his close identification with his men, Omar Bradley rose to command the U. S. 12th Army Group in the European Campaign. By the spring of 1945, this group contained 1,300,000 men--the largest exclusively American field command in U.S. history. Mild mannered, General Bradley was a dedicated mentor, the creator of the Officer Candidate School system, and a methodical tactician who served through World War II. Then, as a five-star general, he lifted the Veterans Administration from corruption and inefficiency to a model government agency, served as U.S. Army chief of staff, first chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and head of NATO. Alan Axelrod applies his signature insight and compelling prose to the life, strategy and legacy of the general who remains the model for all commanders today as the man who revolutionized the National Guard, shaped the US army's focus on the individual soldier, and emphasized cooperation and coordination among the military services--a cornerstone of modern U.S. military doctrine.

Author Notes

Alan Axelrod was born on August 25, 1952, in New York. He was educated at Northeastern Illinois University and University of Iowa. He is a leading writer about American history, and is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History. In his books, Axelrod presents the facts, details, and faces that have helped shape the history of the United States.

Axelrod has served as a consultant to several museums and institutions. He has received numerous honors, including a National Cowboy Hall of Fame Award in 1991.

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*Starred Review* The author of George S. Patton's biography in the Great Generals series now gives us the life of that most flamboyant officer's polar opposite, Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981), the quintessence of unostentatious high accomplishment. Born on the Great Plains, Bradley wanted to follow in his father's footsteps as a teacher and went to West Point to obtain a free college education. He didn't go overseas in World War I, and between the wars he spent more time studying and teaching at army schools than leading troops. Yet as World War II loomed, he developed much of the modern system of evaluating recruits and suggested the OCS system, and when war broke out, he rose rapidly to army group command. He was an executor of Eisenhower's strategy rather than an original thinker, but after the war he became chairman of the joint chiefs and shaped the cold war armed forces. A model of diligence, far above mediocrity in his leadership and care for the men he led, Bradley deserves still more biographies. Axelrod's fine, brief treatment begins with distinction the refurbishing of his reputation.--Green, Roland Copyright 2007 Booklist

Introduction: A Military Trinity

Missouri Boy

Runner Up

Left Out

Shoestring Army

Foot Soldier in "Marshall's Revolution"

From War College to War

In Africa

II Corps Command

D-Day

Breakout

Crisis

Five Stars

Twilight

The GI General as Global Strategist

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