Jacob L. Devers (eBook)

A General's Life

James Scott Wheeler (Autor)

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2015
616 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
9780813166049 (ISBN)

Infos

General Jacob L. "e;Jake"e; Devers (18971979) was one of only two officersthe other was Omar C. Bradleyto command an army group during the decisive campaigns of 19441945 that liberated Europe and ended the war with Nazi Germany. After the war, Devers led the Army Ground Forces in the United States and eventually retired in 1949 after forty years of service. Despite incredible successes on the battlefield, General George C. Marshall's "e;dependable man"e; remains one of the most underrated and overlooked figures of his generation.In this definitive biography, James Scott Wheeler delivers a groundbreaking reassessment of the American commander whose contributions to victory in Europe are topped only by General Dwight D. Eisenhower's. Wheeler's exhaustively researched chronicle of Devers's life and career reveals a leader who demonstrated an extraordinary ability to cut through red tape and solve complex problems. Nevertheless, Eisenhower disliked Deversa fact laid bare when he ordered Devers's Sixth Army Group to halt at the Rhine. After the war, Eisenhower's and Bradley's accounts of the generals' disagreements over strategy and tactics became received wisdom, to the detriment of Devers's reputation.An essential contribution to twentieth-century history, Jacob L. Devers provides a fresh and nuanced interpretation of the senior command during World War II and offers a new perspective on a highly accomplished soldier.

Autor

Col. James Scott Wheeler, USA (Ret.), is a retired professor of history at the United States Military Academy. He is the author of several books, including The Big Red One: America's Legendary 1st Infantry Division from World War I to Desert Storm and The Irish and British War, 1637–1654: Triumph, Tragedy, and Failure.

Inhalt

Foreword by Rick Atkinson
Introduction
1. From York to West Point
2. Apprenticeship
3. World War I and the Roaring Twenties
4. Professional Growth
5. The Approach of War
6. Marshall's Fireman and Division Command
7. Forging the Thunderbolt
8. On to the War
9. European Theater Commander
10. Mediterranean Theater of Operations
11. Stalemate in Italy and the Invasion of Southern France
12. Sixth Army Group: The Riviera to the Vosges
13. The Vosges and Alsace Campaigns
14. Winter of Discontent
15. Victory in Europe
16. Postwar Challenges
17. Retirement and Beyond
Acknowledgments
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.10.2015
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Vorwort: Rick Atkinson
• Zusatzinfo: 28 b&w halftones, 26 maps
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Biographies of U.S. Army Generals • Dwight Eisenhower • four-star rank • General George Patton • military biographies • operation dragoon • senior commander • U.S. Army Cavalry • US cavalry • US sixth army group • Western Front history • World War II History • world war II history Western Front
• ISBN-13: 9780813166049 / 9780813166049