Author : Harper Press
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : African American soldiers
ISBN : 9781427651983
"A native of South Carolina, Dan Harper began his military career in 1952 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. The arc of his military career included battles on the now infamous Pork Chop Hill whcih saw some of the most savage fighting and hand-to-hand combat of the entire Korean War. In less than 12 months, since entering the army, he went from Private to Sergeant. Daniel E. Harper also served four tours of duty in Vietnam. This is Harper's story of his military service.
Author : Keith R. Widder
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Ralph Puckett
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 14,27 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0813169321
On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River. Separated by more than a mile from the nearest friendly unit, fifty-one soldiers fought several hundred Chinese attackers. Their commander, Lieutenant Ralph Puckett, was wounded three times before he was evacuated. For his actions, he received the country's second-highest award for courage on the battlefield—the Distinguished Service Cross—and resumed active duty later that year as a living legend. In this inspiring autobiography, Colonel Ralph Puckett recounts his extraordinary experiences on and off the battlefield. After he returned from Korea, Puckett joined the newly established US Army Ranger Department, serving as an instructor and tactical officer, and commanding companies at Fort Benning and in the Ranger Mountain Camp in north Georgia. He went on to lead companies in Vietnam, train cadets at West Point, and organize the Escuela de Lancero leadership course in Colombia. Puckett's story is critical reading for soldiers, leaders, military historians, and others interested in the impact of conflict on individual soldiers as well as the military as a whole.
Author : Karen DeYoung
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 36,33 MB
Release : 2007-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1400075645
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive biography of Colin Powell, from his Bronx childhood to his military career to his controversial tenure as secretary of state, with an updated afterword detailing his life after the Bush White House. Over the course of a lifetime of service to his country, Colin Powell became a national hero, a beacon of wise leadership and one of the most trusted political figures in America. In Soldier, the award-winning Washington Post editor Karen DeYoung takes us from Powell’s humble roots as the son of Jamaican immigrants to his meteoric rise through the military ranks during the Cold War and Desert Storm to his agonizing deliberations over whether to run for president. Culminating in his stint as Secretary of State in the Bush Administration and his role in making the case for war with Iraq, this is a sympathetic but objective portrait of a great but fallible man.
Author : Lee B. Kennett
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,81 MB
Release : 2009-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0061943614
In Sherman, acclaimed military historian Lee Kennett offers a bold new interpretation of William T. Sherman as civilian, solider, and postwar army commander. This vividly detailed picture follows Sherman from his education at West Point to his abortive career as a San Francisco banker to his triumphant role as Civil War hero. Sherman’s actions during the Civil War were not without controversy, and he was at one point accused of mental incompetence. But with a blend of drive, determination, and mastery of detail, he would go on to become a remarkable leader, capture Atlanta and Savannah in the Great March, and help end the war. Drawing on previously unexplored research, Kennett presents a comprehensive portrait of this singular individual who had so much impact on American history. Lee Kennett is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Georgia and the author of G.I.: The American Soldier in World War II and Marching Through Georgia. He lives in North Carolina. “A lively account ... Well-researched, well-reasoned, well-written, and highly recommended.” — Providence Journal
Author : Donald Pfanz
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780807823897
Biography.
Author : Carlton McCarthy
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 31,94 MB
Release : 1882
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Jack L Tilley
Publisher : Nco Historical Society
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 12,83 MB
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780996318112
The foundation of the book and my life were instilled by the good order and discipline of the U.S. Army. An institution which mandates camaraderie and diversity within the ranks, despite the trials and tribulations of the greater society. We are shaped as a diversified force which will put aside differences for the greater good.The lesson learned from my service as an American Soldier shaped my development as I matured from adolescence to manhood. Consequently, this education provided the resolve to handle the trials and tribulations of war at an early age and the transformative impact it made.
Author : James I. Robertson
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 22,3 MB
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN :
Describes the tedium between battles, rigid discipline, camp life, medical treatment, and prison experiences by Civil War soldiers on both sides.
Author : Carlo D'Este
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 10,87 MB
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1627799613
The acclaimed biographer presents an intimate and comprehensive portrait of the legendary president and WWII general: “An excellent book.” —The Washington Post Book World Born into hardscrabble poverty in rural Kansas, the son of stern pacifists, Dwight David Eisenhower graduated from high school more likely to teach history than to make it. Yet he went on to become one of America’s most important military leaders. Then, on the wings of victory, the career soldier ascended to the nation’s highest political office. Casting new light on this profound evolution, Carlo D’Este chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander. With full access to private papers and letters, D’Este has exposed for the first time the countless myths that have surrounded Eisenhower and his family for over fifty years. In this revealing biography, he identifies the complex and contradictory character behind Ike’s famous grin and air of calm self-assurance.
