| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 517 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
American warriors
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American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Pleasant Street -- The flashing eyes -- Shadows on the ceiling -- The Pleasant Street army -- If God was mad -- My nine lives -- Part II. Army life -- West Point: a time for testing -- Fort Benning: just like artillery, only bigger -- Puerto Rico: schooling -- Lanceros: continuen -- 101st Airborne Division: Hato Rey -- Fort Knox and Ginny -- Part III. War -- First Vietnam -- Pentagon: the papers -- Second Vietnam: all roads lead to Rang Rang -- Part IV. Mixed command and staff assignments -- The Fletcher School -- Stuttgart: the big staffs -- Belgium: Supreme Commanders Goodpaster and Haig -- 3rd Infantry Division -- 8th Infantry Division -- 24th Infantry Division -- VII Corps: warrior preparation -- Part V. Southern Command -- Southern Command, Panama -- Honduras -- El Salvador -- Colombia -- Part VI. Supreme commander -- Buttressing -- The White House and nuclear arms reduction -- Conventional forces in Europe -- WINTEX, the war game -- Change: the right mix -- The wall -- A strategy for change -- The First Gulf War -- Red Square -- The rescue of the Kurds -- The new force structure -- The coup -- Part VII. Global perspective -- Back to West Point, by way of Bosnia -- Ohio State University and global strategy seminars -- Back to Fletcher: leading and teaching leadership. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
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Galvin, John R., 1929-2015. |
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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United States. Army. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals. |
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United States. |
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United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Cold War -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Military history.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Galvin, John R., 1929- Fighting the Cold War 9780813161013 (DLC) 2014049386 (OCoLC)893452335 |
| ISBN |
9780813161037 (electronic book) |
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0813161037 (electronic book) |
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9780813161020 (electronic book) |
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0813161029 (electronic book) |
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9780813161013 |
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0813161010 |
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