The American army between world wars after World War I had virtually disintegrated. It was a very small force, given largely to practicing cavalry charges on western outposts.
Hitler had a police state of the first order. And those who showed any sign of being weak-kneed faced prison or often summary execution. That prevent… - Rick Atkinson
Hitler had a police state of the first order. And those who showed any sign of being weak-kneed faced prison or often summary execution. That prevent…
- Rick Atkinson
The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans a… - Rick Atkinson
The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans a…
There were almost 11,000 American soldiers killed in Germany in April of 1945, the last full month of the war. Thats almost as many as died in June, … - Rick Atkinson
There were almost 11,000 American soldiers killed in Germany in April of 1945, the last full month of the war. Thats almost as many as died in June, …
Almost everything about American society is affected by World War II: our feelings about race; our feelings about gender and the empowerment of women… - Rick Atkinson
Almost everything about American society is affected by World War II: our feelings about race; our feelings about gender and the empowerment of women…
I'm going to leave WWII. I considered and rejected doing something on the Pacific. Fourteen years is enough. I'd like to take on a different challeng… - Rick Atkinson
I'm going to leave WWII. I considered and rejected doing something on the Pacific. Fourteen years is enough. I'd like to take on a different challeng…
There is something within our biological structure that screams out and says it is morally wrong for the old to outlive the young. This is one of the… - Rick Atkinson
There is something within our biological structure that screams out and says it is morally wrong for the old to outlive the young. This is one of the…
The people who write official histories for the Army believe that a generation needs to pass before you can tackle the official history. It's useful … - Rick Atkinson
The people who write official histories for the Army believe that a generation needs to pass before you can tackle the official history. It's useful …
The U.S. Army records alone for World War II weigh 17,000 tons, and even the best historians have not done more than just scratch the surface. The st… - Rick Atkinson
The U.S. Army records alone for World War II weigh 17,000 tons, and even the best historians have not done more than just scratch the surface. The st…
If Ive vividly laid out the narrative, the reader will come to his own conclusions. - Rick Atkinson
If Ive vividly laid out the narrative, the reader will come to his own conclusions.
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