In the Shadows of Victory II
In the Shadows of Victory II The history of the United States is peppered with extraordinary military leaders. Though the nation owes them considerable debts, there are many examples of men whose…
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In the Shadows of Victory II
The history of the United States is peppered with extraordinary military leaders. Though the nation owes them considerable debts, there are many examples of men whose singular leadership is now little remembered or forgotten completely. Fate has enshrined an exceptional few in the public's collective consciousness while sometimes ignoring others often equally as deserving, relegating them to footnotes at best.
It tells the stories of more than 20 individuals and chronicles their activities through conflagrations spanning five decades. This volume covers leaders "in the shadows" during the four major conflicts the United States engaged in from the end of the 19th century to the middle years of the 20th: the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, World War I, and World War II. To enable readers to put these exploits into proper context, each chapter traces the roots of the